Harry RedKnapp unhappy after transfer season woes

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London, August 3: Manager Harry Redknapp admitted that Birmingham squad is not as strong as he wanted it to be ahead of the new season after a frustrating summer transfer window.

The Blues boss has signed goalkeeper David Stockdale, defender Marc Roberts and midfielder Cheikh N'Doye but has been unable to secure deals for a number of other top targets, reports TalkSports.

Midfiellder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu rejected the chance to link up with the Blues in favour of a move to Bursaspor, while Bristol City have turned down a joint bid for defenders Aden Flint and Joe Bryan.

"It has been difficult," conceded Redknapp ahead of Birmingham's Championship opener at Ipswich Town on Saturday.

"We had a vision of building a team that would really be competing this year to make the play-offs and be right bang there trying to challenge for promotion. At the moment we have found it very difficult, but it has not been through a lack of trying.

"I did a deal the other day for a lad from Udinese - Badu - a Ghanaian boy and top midfield player. I drove to Huddersfield to watch him play. It took me six-and-a-half hours to get to Huddersfield, met him after and then spoke to him two days ago and he gave me his word on the phone that he wanted to play for me.

"He is a really good player, his value is £6million, and we were going to loan him for a year. I wake up the next morning and he has signed for a Turkish club!"

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