Birmingham have not had a good summer so far to say the least. Losing your main goal scorer, star player to your arch-rivals, club captain and your beloved manager within a couple of weeks is enough to push any supporter over the edge.

Che Adams, Jota, Michael Morrison and Garry Monk have all departed the club which has left the biggest of gaps to fill.

At the moment, the only man linked in sealing this gaping void is Swansea City’s Jefferson Montero (according to the printed Sun on Sunday)

However, the Ecuadorian may not even qualify to serve as sufficient replacement for even Jota.

Since playing in the Championship or indeed English football, Montero has struggled to make much of an impact.

He’s scored just two goals in over 80 games in English football.

No one can doubt that Adams’ goals will sorely be missed, but perhaps the biggest loss comes at the other end of the pitch. The club’s failure to establish an agreement with Morrison really is baffling.

The centre back has been an integral part of Birmingham’s team for over four years and was rather bizarrely allowed to reach the end of his contract on June 30.

At the age of 31, you cannot help but feel like the captain had at least three more solid years to give at least.

Outside the top nine, Birmingham had the second-best defensive record in the division despite finishing 17^th. A lot of this could be credited to Morrison who made 44 appearances last season - managing a career-best seven goals.

Whilst Birmingham will surely miss his aerial threat and great defensive attributes, it is probably his vast amount of experience that they will miss the most. 183 games worth of experience to be exact will be what Birmingham will have to live without next season.

The departure of Morrison may be softened by the ready replacements in the form of Harlee Dean, Wes Harding and Marc Roberts.

The same can’t be said for Adams and Jota.

The club are well short of striking options and need to adapt under caretaker manager Pep Clotet as soon as possible.