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Scott Wright has endured a frustrating 18-month period with Blues since joining from Rangers

The past 18 months have certainly been a whirlwind for Birmingham City, and the same can certainly be said for one of the club's 'forgotten men' in the form of Scott Wright.

It has been almost one year since the experienced Scottish winger started a game for Blues, which came during a goalless draw at Reading on 22nd February 2025.

Unfortunately for the 28-year-old, he would suffer the second serious ACL injury of his career so far, and one which has since left him on the back foot in terms of sourcing regular minutes at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park upon the return from his lengthy recovery, with Birmingham's owners, Knighthead Capital Management, currently immersed in a desperate bid to see the club return to the Premier League for the first time in several years.

Wright was one of the final signings bought to B9 in Chris Davies' first transfer window in the summer of 2024, although the stature of his own move to the then-League One club was almost immediately overshadowed by Blues' remarkable ability to pull off a club-record, eight-figure deal for the permanent services of Jay Stansfield from Fulham.

Whenever called upon, it is fair to say that the former Rangers man has never let the Second City side down. However, at this stage of his career and the current predicament which Blues find themselves in as we progress through the winter transfer window, a parting of ways between the two seems like a natural and beneficial course of action.

Scott Wright has become a victim of Birmingham City's short-term progression

Despite his recent misfortune, it is hard to underestimate how much Wright's initial impact at St. Andrew's helped light the touch paper for a record-breaking first season in management for Davies.

Indeed, the Scot sent thousands of Bluenoses into pandemonium through his last-gasp winner against Wigan Athletic on his debut, before also putting in a stellar individual performance against Shrewsbury Town less than two months later as Blues cruised to a 4-0 success at Croud Meadow in the EFL Trophy.

After a short-term injury which followed, Wright continued to produce a handful of solid performances as Birmingham started to separate themselves from their other League One promotion rivals in terms of points, before disaster struck for the ex-Aberdeen man at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

After just eight minutes, the five-time Scotland Under-21 international would be replaced by Willum Willumsson after succumbing to the aforementioned major injury blow.

Upon the club's return to the Championship, the versatile winger was omitted from Davies' initial 25-man squad alongside fellow long-term absentee, Lee Buchanan, whilst the Blues boss added further depth to his wide department in the form of Demarai Gray, Patrick Roberts and Lewis Koumas.

Though Wright eventually marked his comeback from injury through a two-minute cameo in the 2-0 success over Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday night, his future remains in doubt.

Whilst Keshi Anderson saw his contract terminated last week ahead of a switch to Portsmouth and Koumas' own predicament continues to be analysed, talk has continued to circulate over the potential of a permanent switch for Roberts,which would also follow on from the recent loan capture of Seagulls ace, Ibrahim Osman.

Should a transfer exit come to light in the coming weeks, it must be said that Wright would not be the first, and potentially, the last player on Blues' books who has become a victim of the aforementioned short-term turnover in Davies' squad, as well as the club's overall ambitions.

Alfie May and Krystian Bielik both exited for Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion in the summer after featuring regularly in League One, whilst Lyndon Dykes recently moved on to Charlton Athletic and Keshi Anderson signed for Portsmouth after his contract at St. Andrew's was terminated last week

Of course, it is impossible to have predicted that the winger would have been sidelined for just under a year when he signed for Blues, but, due to the unfortunate set of circumstances, Wright may feel a tinge of regret that he decided not to remain at Ibrox.

As such, with just under 18 months left on his contract in the Midlands, it would also represent a strong opportunity for Birmingham to recoup some of the funds they parted with for his signature.