Birmingham had a good season under Gary Rowett finally showing some defensive strength and endeavor in midfield.

Rowett made some clever transfers at the start of the season with the free transfers of Mikael Kieftenbeld, Jacques Maghoma and Shane Lowry who have all bolstered the squad.

They have also made the wise loan signings of James Vaughan and Jon Toral, with the latter being very successful winning the Player of the Season award with 6 goals and plenty of positive attacking play.

The  problem they had the previous season under Lee Clarke was the defence which  nearly got them relegated but Rowett seems to be fixing it.

Rowett managed to turn Michael Morrison and Jonathan Grounds into a solid defensive unit and captain Paul Caddis was outstanding at right back.  Clayton Donaldson was their main goalscorer with Toral and Cotterill contributing well. They were on good from early on and were threatening the playoff places and picked up excellent results like a 3-0 win over Derby, but ran out of steam in the end. Here are 3 Premier League wonder kids they could sign for next season.

Andreas Pereira

The Manchester United prodigy is  interest from a host of clubs in England and Europe.

He played a lot of cup games last season like in the Capital One Cup and put in some outstanding displays with games against Ipswich, and he scored and was also their best player against Middlesbrough, scoring his penalty.

He didn't get any first team chances but needs some first team football and the Championship will provide that, while he is also a big part of the Belgium set up but is now representing Brazil at youth level and winning the FIFA U20 Cup. He possesses pace and skill and will terrorize defenses in the Championship

Sheyi Ojo

Ojo is 18 and has been on loan spells at Wigan and Wolves scoring twice for Wolves using his pace and skill down the right wing to beat defenders.

He is a part of the England set up playing for the U19 team and will be a big part of the Liverpool side in future years being a similar player to Jordan Ibe. He has played for the Liverpool first team this season assisting Origi and Sturridge.

Birmingham could lose some key players like David Cotterill,  while Jon Toral left to return to his parent club.

Chuba Akpom

The 20 year old Arsenal striker has been part of their set up for a number of years now.

He has had loan spells at Brentford, Nottingham Forest and Coventry but didn't get regular football until last season.

He was loaned out to Hull playing an impressive 35 games alongside Abel Hernandez scoring 3 goals and getting some assists. He is strong for his age and has bagged 3 goals in 4 games for the England U21 team and could make a big impression at Birmingham next season.

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