With the summer transfer window now open, Birmingham City will be pressing on with identifying and recruiting new players ahead of their return to the Championship at the first time of asking.

Blues eased through their League One campaign and claimed the title with 111 points, and in doing so posted a new EFL record. They'll be heading back to the second tier with a different mindset to how they approached things at that level previously.

Already, players have left Blues. Loanees Kieran Dowell, Ben Davies and Luke Harris have vacated their shirts, while short-term additions Grant Hanley and Lee Myung-jae proved to be just that, aiding Blues from January onwards to ensure they were bolstered suitably for their successful title pursuit.

Lukas Jutkiewicz, after nine years, has called t

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