Birmingham City told transfer need as clamour grows for three players

Ayumu Yokoyama is the player Birmingham City fans want to see more of
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Birmingham City supporters believe a new goalkeeper should be the club’s priority when the January transfer window opens.

A whopping 65 percent of supporters surveyed by BirminghamLive believe a new glovesman should be on Blues’ transfer wish-list. The club signed two new goalkeepers during the summer transfer window in the form of Bailey Peacock-Farrell and Ryan Allsop.

Northern Ireland international Peacock-Farrell started the season as first choice but a collection of errors led to Chris Davies making a change recently. Allsop has started Blues’ last three games in league and cup, keeping two clean sheets in the process.

But the position is still in need of attention according to fans. Sixteen percent of supporters believe the defence requires attention more urgently, while 10 percent want to see Blues strengthen out wide. Unsurprisingly, very few people believe Blues’ midfield and striking departments need immediate reinforcements.

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Christoph Klarer is the player who has impressed supporters most (28%) ahead of Paik Seung-ho (19%), Tomoki Iwata (18%), Willum Willumsson (14%) and Alex Cochrane (10%). Austrian defender Klarer has made himself a fixture in Davies’ line-up with a string of solid showings at the back.

Ayumu Yokoyama isn’t even a fixture in Blues’ squad at the moment. The 21-year-old winger has struggled for game time since late August and 36 percent of supporters want to see more of him. There is also clamour for midfielder Marc Leonard (31%) who has been marginalised since Iwata’s arrival and Icelandic right-back Alfons Sampsted (21%) who is still awaiting his first League One start.

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