Tony Mowbray responds to Jordan James’ transfer inquiry following the meeting

The latest on the Jordan James transfer drama as Birmingham City manager Tony Mowbray considers a key decision.

Tony Mowbray has confirmed that Birmingham City could transfer wonderkid midfielder Jordan James if a good offer is received, with the monies produced allowing the Blues to upgrade in various places.

The Wales international was reportedly the subject of a £4 million approach from Italian Serie A club Atalanta at the start of January. According to Italian media, James has already signed personal terms with Atalanta, but the Blues have yet to accept any offer.

Mowbray has only had a few days to get used to his new surroundings, but the manager has been extremely busy, not only working on implementing his methods but also considering prospective transfer business. The 60-year-old had a recruitment meeting with Craig Gardner on Thursday, and James, who scored a late equalizer against Swansea City on Saturday, was bound to come up.

“Is anything going on?” Nothing that I can tell you right now. Nothing is off the table for me. “I’ve said publicly that we don’t want to sell our best young players, but if we sell our best young player and bring in four talented players who can really help us in the Championship, I will think about it,” Mowbray said after the Blues’ 2-2 draw with Swansea on Saturday.

“What matters most for this football club is that we stabilize this year and then build.” I believe that by the summer, we should all be expecting to be at the top of the table with the recruits we bring. Let’s see what happens. We don’t want to lose our best young players, and he proved it today with the right-footed rocket he blasted into their corner.

“But I don’t want to sit here and tell our supporters, ‘Don’t worry, he’s not going,’ because if he comes into my office and looks me in the eyes and says, ‘Don’t worry, he’s not going,’… You want players who will stick with you, and if you can boost the team by adding players in midfield, the wing, striker, and center-half, why wouldn’t you? “If it’s going to get done, this kid is worth a lot more than a couple of million,” Mowbray said.