Birmingham will sign up to five players in January, says Sammy Yu

Birmingham will sign up to five players in January, says Sammy Yu

Team will spend big if the right players are available, says Yu. Alex McLeish watched two Marseille forwards last week

Birmingham City's vice-chairman, Sammy Yu, has promised to bring in up to five players during the January transfer window as the club's manager, Alex McLeish, steps up his search for a striker.

McLeish watched Marseille's Brandão and Mamadou Niang during last week's Champions League encounter with Milan. Birmingham's new owner, Carson Yeung, has pledged to back McLeish to the tune of £20m-40m next month and Yu said City would not flinch if a big-name player became available.