Birmingham City have had a £1m bid accepted for Queens Park Rangers striker Lyndon Dykes.
That’s according to The Athletic journalist Adam Leventhal, who has also revealed that the player is set to undergo a medical today ahead of his move to the Midlands.
This is yet another impressive move from Blues, who have rebuilt their squad successfully after seeing several players leave St Andrew’s in recent months.
Strengthening their squad with some talented players, they are now one of the favourites to secure the League One title, despite only managing to record a draw against Reading on the opening day of the season.
Managing to secure some important wins following their opening day draw, many fans are excited about the remainder of the season and their transfer business is also helping to lift the mood further, with Ben Davies the latest player to make the switch to the Midlands, with the centre-back joining the third-tier club on loan for the 2024/25 campaign.
Ryan Allsop, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Alfie May, Emil Hansson, Alex Cochrane, Willum Thor Willumsson, Christoph Klarer, Marc Leonard, Ayumu Yokoyama have also joined, with all of these players securing permanent switches as part of Chris Davies’ rebuild.
Luke Harris, Alfons Sampsted and Taylor Gardner-Hickman, along with Davies, have sealed loan moves and all of these signings have helped to improve Blues’ depth in a number of areas.
Their goalkeeping department looks solid and they also have some decent options in defence, with the full-back area looking strong, although they could benefit from having more depth in central defence.
They have some decent midfield options when they are all fit though, along with some decent wingers.
The striker area is one that may need looking at before the window closes though, even with Alfie May doing well during the early stages of his stay at the club, and it looks as though they are about to address that area.
Birmingham City set to sign Lyndon Dykes
Millwall were previously reported to be in the mix for Dykes, but it’s Birmingham who are set to win the race for the player.
According to journalist Leventhal, a £1m deal has been agreed for the player and following this, the forward is set to undergo a medical today as he looks to finalise his move to the Midlands.
He is set to put pen to paper on a three-year deal – a big commitment from a player who is proven in the Championship and could have stayed put in the second tier.
| Lyndon Dykes’ record at QPR | |
|---|---|
| (All competitions | |
| Appearances | 165 |
| Goals | 37 |
| Assists | 12 |
| (Figures correct as of August 28th, 2024) | |
Lyndon Dykes is a brilliant signing for Birmingham City
May is a great addition and is already proving his worth.
However, Dykes is another brilliant goalscorer and has consistently scored goals throughout his career.
Able to be a threat in the air and on the ground, the striker should be a real asset in the third tier and cause plenty of problems.
The pressure on May to score regularly should also be reduced if Dykes comes in.
That should only help to increase the ex-Charlton man’s performance levels.
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