Since taking the reigns at St Andrews, Gianfranco Zola's Birmingham City have managed to pick up just 2 points from 5 games at the time of writing.

January is expected to be a busy month for the club with Zola keen to put his own personal stamp on the team he inherited from Gary Rowett.

One market the Italian could look to exploit is to poach some of the more talented players from the league below. League One has become a hot bed for talent over the last few seasons, and it is no different now, with some top quality performances on display week in week out.

This article is going to take a look at THREE players Birmingham City should look to poach from League One...

Josh Morris

One player that The Blues could take a chance on in January is Scunthorpe winger Josh Morris, who has been a revelation since signing for the League One club.

Morris has netted a remarkable 16 times so far this season as well as chipping in with a further 9 assists. 

AdTech Ad

Interest is sure to be high in the former Blackburn Rovers and Rotherham United man in January with plenty of Championship clubs bound to be sniffing around the hotshot.

Despite being largely unproven at Championship level, Morris could prove to be a great bargain after excelling at League One level.

Bradley Dack

Another one of League One's brightest talents that Birmingham could look to take a chance on is Gillingham's midfield sensation Bradley Dack.

With Gillingham currently languishing down in 17th place in Sky Bet League One, now might be the right time for Dack to jump ship and further his career with a move to the Championship.

AdTech Ad Last season for the Gills, he made a total of 44 appearances for the club, scoring a quite remarkable 15 goals in the process from midfield. The 22-year-old has excellent technical ability, and also has the knack of arriving in the penalty area in the right place at the right time.

Dack swept up every award there was to win at Gillingham last season, he also picked up the League One Player of the Season award, as well as being named in the Football League team of the season.

Marcus Maddison

Peterborough’s attacking midfield star Marcus Maddison is another player that The Blues should be taking a closer look at this month.

Since signing for the Posh back in 2014, he has excelled in League One, scoring over 20 times for the club in just over 80 appearances and assisting many goals too.

AdTech Ad AdTech Ad Maddison is a versatile player who can be deployed on either flank, as well as in a number 10 role, and also as a striker if necessary.
Maddison appears to have attribute necessary to make the step up to the 2nd tier of English football and just needs the right club to take a chance on him.