Birmingham City news: Chris Davies' Tom Wagner talks, injury updates, Jude Bellingham reunion? | OneFootball

FLW has rounded up the latest headlines coming out of St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Birmingham City's first season back in the Championship has now entered its final month, although the club's chances of reaching the play-offs at this stage would come through a miraculous run of form.

After giving supporters hope that they could make the top six come the end of the regular season through an impressive unbeaten streak in January and February, Blues have won just one of their last six Championship fixtures, and are five places and 10 points adrift of Southampton with just seven matches to go.

As such, the pressure had firmly piled on Chris Davies heading into the campaign's final international break of the season, which is now over as the West Midlands side prepare to face Blackburn Rovers at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on Good Friday at 3PM.

With that in mind, Football League World have rounded up the latest headlines coming out of B9 ahead of a double-header of Easter fixtures against the East Lancashire outfit and Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Easter Monday.

Chris Davies offers admission over Knighthead talks amid Birmingham City sack calls

As previously mentioned, Davies has seen his position come under scrutiny at various points of the season, and is now under intense pressure from sections of Bluenoses.

The 41-year-old was handed a four-year contract in June 2024, meaning his deal will have reached the halfway mark in two months' time.

Chairman, Tom Wagner, has continuously backed Davies, including showcasing his support in media interviews and through the club's spending in the transfer market.

Now, as questions continue to arise as to whether he will still be at St. Andrew's long term, he has revealed how talks with Knighthead have panned out as Wagner continues to recover from a stroke which he suffered in February.

“I’m obviously not talking to Tom Wagner at the moment but I speak to the ownership regularly, we have calls and meetings about how the team’s doing, how the team’s playing, the progress of the team, everything around the work I do and the direction of the club,” said Davies.

“That’s been constant and going on over the international break and will continue over the next few weeks.

“When you get to the end of the season you all dust yourselves down and say, ‘This is the season we had and this is where we need to go...'," he added.

“Those conversations are taking place but it’s very much about the here and now, then we start thinking about our summer transfer window – we’ve already discussed that in the last couple of weeks, assessing players we’ve got, ones that will leave, ones that we’d like to bring in."

Chris Davies offers Kai Wagner, Alex Cochrane injury update ahead of Easter double-header

After a poor run of recent form, Blues will certainly be doing their utmost to end the season on a high and potentially finish in their highest position for 10 years.

However, Davies has revealed that both Kai Wagner and Alex Cochrane have suffered setbacks in their aims of returning from injury as soon as possible, meaning the club will, once again, be without the services of a natural left-back for the upcoming encounters.

Wagner signed from Philadelphia Union in January and has impressed in the limited number of appearances made thus far, and his acquisition came days after Cochrane suffered an ankle injury against Watford on New Year's Day.

The German then suffered a blow to the shoulder against Charlton Athletic on March 7th and has missed the last three matches as a result, but is expected to spend more time on the treatment table.

“Kai’s doing well. He’s not quite there yet, I think he’s going to be another few weeks. It takes a little bit of time for that bone to heal fully, but he is doing light training. It’s the contact that’s the problem," Davies revealed.

“Alex has been light training. He’s got a bit further to go because of the time he’s been out but it’s good to see him with his boots on. He’s joining in little bits of unopposed technical work and getting his fitness up.

“There’s a few hurdles he needs to get over in terms of the specialist reviews but I hope both can be with us in the final couple of weeks of the season," the Blues boss continued.

Clinton Morrison issues verdict on Jude Bellingham returning to Birmingham City

It remains to be seen what transfer business Blues conduct in the summer, never mind the years to come.

However, that hasn't stopped former St. Andrew's favourite, Clinton Morrison, from weighing in on the debate regarding whether Jude Bellingham will ever return to his boyhood club.

The Real Madrid and England ace made 44 appearances for Blues in 2019/20 before being sold to Borussia Dortmund for an initial £25m, but is still heavily linked to goings-on in this part of the world.

Bellingham was involved in the video which unveiled the club's upcoming 62,000-seater 'Powerhouse' stadium in November, and the screenwriter of Peaky Blinders, Steven Knight, believes that he could return to Blues at the age of 28 if they are successful.

Morrison, meanwhile, believes a reunion could still come, just later down the line.

“It just depends, doesn’t it? You never know,” he told GOAL.

“He’s still at a decent age. Birmingham have to get to the Premier League first.

“They need to get there and then be in the Premier League. And then, even then, you’ve got consolidation," Morrison highlighted.

“It’s so different from the Championship.

“You can have all the money in the world, but if the players aren’t gelling or you don’t have the right manager, you’re going to struggle.

“So I think Jude’s focus will be on staying at Real Madrid for as long as possible.

“And if it comes when he gets to 30, 31, 32 and he wants to come home — I’m sure Birmingham City will take Jude Bellingham back," he claimed.