Jordan James can definitely count himself under said category, having been on the radar of numerous sides in the Premier League, Championship and across the continent.This only intensified in January amid well-documented interest from Serie A outfit Atalanta – who saw bids rejected – as well as subsequent links to Leicester City and Crystal Palace between then, and when Blues’ relegation was confirmed on May 4th.Furthermore, the Italian side that qualified for the UEFA Champions League have been linked with interest once again, this time alongside West Ham United.Therefore, it seems extremely unlikely that the 19-year-old Welsh international will be plying his trade at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park in League One amd FLW have come up with three replacements the club should target in the summer transfer window.The first of three players who could be an ideal replacement for James comes in the form of George Byers, who will leave Sheffield Wednesday in the coming weeks when his deal at Hillsborough officially concludes.Despite featuring regularly in the first half of the season under Xisco Munoz and Danny Rohl, the former Swansea man was loaned out to Blackpool, where he put together a run of consistent performances in the third tier once again, averaging a Sofascore rating of 6.98.However, his performances for the Owls in the 22/23 promotion campaign prove that Byers is a high-end League One performer in a side that bears a lot of expectation compared to several of their divisional counterparts – a theme Birmingham will have to deal with next season.In just 24 appearances and 19 starts under Darren Moore, Byers accumulated six goals, three assists, as well as other impressive metrics for a box-to-box midfielder such as 2.8 tackles per game.

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