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Tom Wagner has confirmed naming rights for Birmingham City’s new stadium ‘will go to the highest bidder’.

Blues hope to move into a new 62,000-seater stadium in the Sports Quarter in 2030 after the appointment of US-based architects MANICA and British designers Heatherwick Studio.

Wagner and head of infrastructure Nick Smith teased Sports Quarter details at the Open House event on Wednesday evening and provided a timeline for upcoming announcements.

The design of the stadium, which has only been seen by insiders thus far, is expected to be unveiled to the public next month before the planning application is formally submitted to the council.

Knighthead plan for the stadium and centrepiece of the Sports Quarter to be visible from miles away and envisage no push-back from

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