Boateng: Set for Spurs exit
Birmingham are considering a loan move for Tottenham midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Boateng, Ricardo Rocha and Adel Taarabt have not been given squad numbers by Spurs head coach Juande Ramos and Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan claimed another club almost bought him before the transfer window closed.
Although a permanent move is now off the agenda until January, Sullivan confirmed signing the Germany Under 21 international on a short-term deal was 'still a possibility'.
"Another club were about to buy him for a pile of money, but then changed their mind," Sullivan told the Birmingham Mail.
Boateng was set to return to Germany, where he established himself at Hertha Berlin, but his wages are thought to have blocked the move.
The 21-year-old made 13 league appearances for Spurs last season after being spotted by sporting director Damien Comolli.
Comolli has been scouting for Spurs since 2005 but Ramos has given his assessment of the squad he inherited last October by allowing seven first-team players to leave.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 20th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Blackpool vs Crystal Palace |
| 15:00 | Doncaster vs Sheff Utd |
| 15:00 | Ipswich vs Barnsley |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Reading |
| 15:00 | Nottm Forest vs Peterborough |
| 15:00 | QPR vs Swansea |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Plymouth |
| 15:00 | Sheff Wed vs Derby |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Preston |
| 17:20 | Bristol City vs Newcastle |
| Sunday 21st March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 14:00 | Leicester vs Coventry |
| 15:00 | Cardiff vs Watford |
| Tuesday 23rd March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Blackpool vs Swansea |
| 19:45 | Bristol City vs Barnsley |
| 19:45 | Doncaster vs Newcastle |
| 19:45 | Ipswich vs Plymouth |
| 19:45 | Nottm Forest vs Crystal Palace |
| 19:45 | Scunthorpe vs Peterborough |
| 20:00 | Middlesbrough vs Preston |
| 20:00 | QPR vs Derby |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 17th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Newcastle 3 - 0 Scunthorpe | |
| Tuesday 16th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Peterborough 1 - 2 Doncaster | |
| Derby 2 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Swansea 0 - 2 West Brom | |
| Coventry 1 - 2 Cardiff | |
| Barnsley 2 - 1 Nottm Forest | |
| Reading 1 - 0 QPR | |
| Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Leicester | |
| Sheff Utd 3 - 0 Blackpool | |
| Plymouth 3 - 2 Bristol City | |
| Watford 2 - 1 Ipswich | |
| Preston 2 - 2 Sheff Wed | |
| Saturday 13th March | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| Barnsley 0 - 0 Crystal Palace | |
| Sheff Utd 1 - 1 QPR | |
| Doncaster 2 - 1 Derby | |
| Swansea 0 - 0 Sheff Wed | |
| Watford 0 - 1 Peterborough | |
| Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Newcastle | |
| Reading 2 - 0 Bristol City | |
| Ipswich 1 - 0 Scunthorpe | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United | 36 | 76 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 37 | 72 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 64 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 36 | 60 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 37 | 60 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 36 | 55 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 37 | 52 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 37 | 51 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 37 | 50 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 37 | 50 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 49 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 36 | 49 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 37 | 48 |
| 14 | Reading | 35 | 47 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 37 | 45 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 44 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 44 |
| 18 | Derby County | 37 | 43 |
| 19 | Watford | 35 | 42 |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 39 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 38 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 36 | 38 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 34 |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 37 | 30 |
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