£10k-a-week Birmingham City star is surely already plotting a January exit | OneFootball

Following his injury, Scott Wright will surely be returning to the back of a long line of wingers at Birmingham City

Scott Wright hasn't played football since late February due to a knee injury, and since then, many personnel changes have occurred on the wing at Birmingham City.

The 28-year-old missed the back end of the 2024/25 campaign after undergoing knee surgery following an injury picked up in the early stages of a 0-0 draw vs Reading.

In March, Chris Davies said that Wright's recovery time may be a little longer than the usual timeframe of six to seven months due to his history of knee problems, having suffered an ACL injury in 2019 whilst he was playing for Aberdeen.

Now nearly seven months removed from that surgery, it should only be a matter of time before the 28-year-old is back on the grass, but with the sheer amount of quality signed on both wings this summer by Birmingham, it's hard to imagine Wright getting any time on the pitch.

Therefore, surely a switch when the transfer window opens in January would be the ideal outcome for the former Rangers man.

Wright was never a definite starter at St. Andrew's last season when he was fit, despite coming in and making an instant impact, scoring a late winner against Wigan Athletic after coming off the bench.

That game against the Latics was his Blues debut after signing from Rangers on a three-year deal worth an estimated £10,000 per week, as per Capology's ESTIMATES.

Davies saw him as a player who could come on and impact games, rather than one who starts. He made just three league starts all season, and his third ended after nine minutes due to the aforementioned knee injury against Reading.

Wright has had to watch from the sidelines as the Blues won League One with a record points tally, and then subsequently improved their squad overall - especially out wide in the attacking areas.

Lewis Koumas, Demarai Gray and Patrick Roberts were all brought to the club this summer in an attempt to bolster the quality on the wing, and you'd imagine that it'd be hard for Wright to dislodge not only those three, but the likes of Keshi Anderson and Willum Willumsson - who played there ahead of him in League One - from the squad.

It must be frustrating, as the 28-year-old hasn't had the chance in pre-season to show Chris Davies why wide reinforcements didn't need to be made this summer, but now they have, his future seems destined to lie elsewhere.

Plenty of teams could benefit from a Scott Wright addition in January - it may not be in the Championship though

Wright is a solid wide option at a good age, and it'd be a surprise if sides weren't gathering to try and secure his services if he were allowed to leave St. Andrew's later this season.

At Rangers and Birmingham, he's established himself as a main option from the bench, and if the Blues hadn't strengthened so significantly in the wide areas, you'd imagine that he'd slot back into that role for Chris Davies when fit.

It may not be Championship teams though that are willing to take a punt on the Scotsman, given that he may still not be fully up to speed with match minutes when the January transfer window does open at the start of 2026.

Promotion-chasing League One clubs who need an extra edge in attack, or even sides back in Scotland would be able to utilise his skills to a greater effect than at Birmingham can this season, such is the competition for minutes under Davies.

When the 28-year-old is deemed fit to play again, it'll be interesting to see if Davies uses him at all. If he doesn't, then expect a disorderly queue to be formed by clubs vying to bring in the wideman in January.