{"id":930998,"date":"2026-05-01T15:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/930998\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:57:28","slug":"chris-davies-gives-jhon-solis-transfer-update-with-birmingham-city-position-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/930998\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Davies gives Jhon Solis transfer update with Birmingham City position clear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jhon Solis is set to play the final game of his Birmingham City loan spell at Portsmouth on Saturday<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jhon Solis of Birmingham City\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_JS402227311-1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Jhon Solis of Birmingham City\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jhon Solis of Birmingham City<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Birmingham City are \u2018in touch\u2019 with City Football Group over the permanent acquisition of Colombian midfielder <a aria-label=\"Jhon Solis,Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/jhon-solis\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Jhon Solis,<\/a> manager <a aria-label=\"Chris DaviesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/chris-davies-football-coach\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Davies<\/a> has confirmed to <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">BirminghamLive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Solis is due to play the final game of his loan from Girona on Saturday when <a aria-label=\"BluesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Blues<\/a> take on Portsmouth at Fratton Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 21-year-old has played 17 matches for Blues and netted his first goal in last weekend\u2019s win over Bristol City at St Andrew\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK!<\/strong> <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/birminghamcitynews#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">All the latest Blues news on Birmingham Live\u2019s Birmingham City FC Facebook page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Davies has previously confirmed his desire to see Solis\u2019s stay in Birmingham made permanent,Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/jhon-solis-transfer-clauses-birmingham-33768952\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Davies has previously confirmed his desire to see Solis\u2019s stay in Birmingham made permanent,<\/a> and his parent club, Girona, is a willing seller. Blues are understood to have an option to buy Solis this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The La Liga club are owned by City Football Group, which also owns Manchester City, and Blues are in dialogue with them over a deal for Solis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI know that we\u2019re in touch with City (Football Group) who actually own him,\u201d revealed Davies. \u201cWe speak to them all the time about him. They\u2019ve come to visit and I\u2019ve spoken to them about his progress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re communicating with us and we have a really good relationship there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI know the player loves it here. I\u2019ve told him how well he\u2019s done and how much we would love for him to be part of it, and he\u2019s really enthusiastic, but we\u2019ll have to see how it all unfolds after the season finishes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The concern would be that other English clubs have also taken a shine to Solis in the last four months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Blues will be able to present a compelling case for Solis to remain in the Championship but some of the other teams interested could yet wind up in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest Blues headlines sent straight to your phone<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">BirminghamLive has its very own <a aria-label=\"Birmingham CityLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Birmingham City<\/a> WhatsApp community to deliver the latest headlines straight to your phone. 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