Birmingham finished this season 18th in the Championship table, with Dacres-Cogley featuring in just five league games across the course of the campaign.

The Verdict

This is likely to be something of a sad situation that Dacres-Cogley finds himself in at the minute.

Having spent so long at Birmingham, the defender will no doubt have wanted to go a long way with the club in the future, given the links he will have developed with the Blues.

But at 25-years-old, Dacres-Cogley is at the stage of his career where he needs to be playing football as much as possible, and his record this season suggests he is not going to get that if he stays at Birmingham.

As a result, it probably makes sense for Dacres-Cogley to move on this summer, and you would imagine there will be opportunities that do emerge for him over the course of the next few months as clubs look to secure a free agent with some Championship pedigree.