Blues boss calls on fans to back unsettled winger
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish insists Sebastian Larsson will not leave the club during this month's transfer window.
Larsson has been strongly linked with a move away from St Andrews with the player coming to the end of his contract at the end of the season.
The Swede has yet to agree a new deal and he has handed in a transfer request as he seeks to win a move away from the club.
Blackburn, Newcastle and Sunderland have all been linked with the midfielder, but McLeish claims the former Arsenal youngster will stay at Birmingham until the end of the season at least.
"Is Larsson here for the rest of season? Yes. There will be nothing happening in the next few days," said McLeish.
"It is great. It means another strong player in the squad."
Larsson has been strongly linked with a move away from St Andrews with the player coming to the end of his contract at the end of the season.
The Swede has yet to agree a new deal and he has handed in a transfer request as he seeks to win a move away from the club.
Blackburn, Newcastle and Sunderland have all been linked with the midfielder, but McLeish claims the former Arsenal youngster will stay at Birmingham until the end of the season at least.
"Is Larsson here for the rest of season? Yes. There will be nothing happening in the next few days," said McLeish.
"It is great. It means another strong player in the squad."
Disappointing
Larsson was booed by Birmingham fans when he came on as a second-half substitute against Manchester United last weekend, but McLeish has no problems playing the 25-year-old despite his contract wrangle.
"The stick Seb got was disappointing. I would like to think the fans will not jeer Seb," added McLeish
"It is the way football is in the modern day. I don't think there is a great desire for Seb to leave the club but he has got to do what is right for him and his family.
"We must respect that and I'd love the fans to give him a rousing reception if he is playing.
"I've worked with guys on the verge of a Bosman transfer before and they down the tools - but Seb wants to play football.
"He has made that clear to me and it lets him escape from the madness that is surrounding his contract talks and the future."
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