Is the end nigh for Reece Brown?

Birmingham City midfielder Reece Brown may be sent out on loan before the end of the transfer window. Several League One and League Two clubs are expressing an interest in Blues` talented 20-year-old.

Brown has struggled to force his way into the first team on a regular basis and now has five midfielders (Craig Gardner, Stephen Gleeson, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Robert Tesche and David Davis) seemingly ahead of him in the pecking order.

Former manager Gary Rowett publicly questioned Brown`s attitude last season after suspending him from club duties. To his credit, Brown worked hard and was rewarded with a place in the first team squad.

He has been in and around the first team this season under Rowett and Gianfranco Zola, but is yet to establish himself as anything close to a regular. It is thought that, with clubs sniffing around, Blues manager Zola may be tempted to find him a new, albeit temporary, home.

Elsewhere, Blues have today rejected an approach from Grimsby Town to take Luke Maxwell on loan.