HULL CITY manager Liam Rosenior has told midfielder Ryan Woods that he is no longer in the club’s plans and can leave the club.
The former Birmingham City, Millwall, Stoke City and Brentford player, who only joined from Blues on a three-year deal last summer, has featured in pre-season but was left out of the squad for last Saturday’s friendly with French outfit Nantes.
Woods, 29, was used sparingly in the final third of last season and his last City start came in the 3-1 loss at Norwich City in mid-February.
The decision has now been taken to enable him to depart, with the club also conscious of Financial Fair Play regulations, while providing themselves with room for manoeuvre to bring in further signings before the deadline.
“I’ll put this on record as well. He’s a top player, a top lad but he’s just not the right type for us at the moment in terms of our midfield options.
“For me, I’m always honest with the players. I felt it was time to give Ryan that clarity to give him the opportunity. There’s still four weeks left of the transfer window to find another club
“Ryan is a very good technical player, there’s no falling out, there’s no issue, it’s just I see a different future for us moving forward.”
And Nixon previously revealed Blues’ interest in Jack Colback. The experienced midfielder is a free agent after being released by Nottingham Forest at the end of last season but he’s now reportedly set to sign for QPR instead.
Reports say that Colback is set to sign a two-year deal at QPR and whether or not Birmingham City will look at an alternative remains to be seen.
Elsewhere, it’s also been revealed that Birmingham City youngster Jordan James has interest from Everton, as well as other unnamed Premier League and Italian clubs. But it’s said that the midfielder is happy to stay at Birmingham City going into next season.
Birmingham City then have already enjoyed a very promising summer transfer window, making way more signings than many would’ve predicted. And their signings look very impressive too, so Blues could yet surprise a few people in the Championship next season.
