Birmingham City have an army of consultants working away on the Sports Quarter project behind-the-scenes after the Government pledged to fund the all-important tram-line between the site and the city centre.

Blues chairman Tom Wagner has spent the last 12 months lobbying for a new transport link and £2.4billion was recently awarded to the region. West Midlands mayor Richard Parker will now prioritise the Sports Quarter tram-line.

In April 2024 Blues announced the purchase of a vacant 48-acre site in east Birmingham for £51m, formerly known as Birmingham Wheels, and unveiled plans to build a new Sports Quarter and super stadium.

Knighthead also acquired another 12 acres of land adjacent to the Wheels site, excluding St Andrew’s, to take the total holding to 60 acres.

They have co

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