{"id":402981,"date":"2025-09-06T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T15:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/402981\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T15:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T15:40:17","slug":"lyndon-dykes-addresses-transfer-failure-as-boss-confirms-birmingham-city-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/402981\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyndon Dykes addresses transfer failure as boss confirms Birmingham City talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Latest Birmingham City news from BirminghamLive brings you what Dykes has had to say after he saw a move fail to materialise<\/p>\n<p>15:35, 06 Sep 2025Updated 15:49, 06 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JS376291507.jpg\" alt=\"Lyndon Dykes of Birmingham City\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Lyndon Dykes of Birmingham City<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Birmingham City striker Lyndon Dykes says he will fight for his place at St Andrew&#8217;s after seeing a move to Hibernian fall through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/uefa-conference-league-club-keen-32368884\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The Scottish Premier League side were keen to sign the Scotland international<\/a>, but despite holding talks, no deal materialised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">That has left<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/lyndon-dykes\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Dykes<\/a> now with a difficult battle to become a first-team regular at Blues who have strengthened significantly over the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has been a regular fixture on the bench so far this term and while he has had minutes on the pitch, starts have been hard to come by.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But talking to Sky Sports after Scotland&#8217;s goalless draw with Denmark, the forward says he will continue to give it his all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Obviously I&#8217;m a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> player, there was talk and looking obviously to go out on loan,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Hibs tried to do their best, but it didn&#8217;t end up happening. That&#8217;s just the way it happens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Wherever I&#8217;ve been, I give 100 per cent, I train the best I can every day, and everyone knows what I bring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m a Birmingham player, I&#8217;ll fight and hopefully have a good season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hibs boss Malky Mackay said: &#8220;We had conversations with Lyndon and Birmingham and we didn&#8217;t manage to get there in the end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We move on from that. 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