‘There could be nine or ten players lost’ – Birmingham midfielder Lee Bowyer makes summer warning

Carling Cup : Lee Bowyer, Birmingham City v West Ham United (Getty Images)

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Birmingham City midfielder Lee Bowyer has warned several key players could leave the club at the end of the season.

The Carling Cup winners are set for Europa League football next term, but are currently caught in a relegation battle.

Bowyer noted the squad has several on loan players and called for vast reinforcement in the summer.

“I tell you what Birmingham are going to have to do, and that’s be busy because they’re going to lose a lot of players in the summer and will have to replace them,” the 34-year-old warned, according to the Birmingham Mail.

“So are we going in the right direction?

“There have obviously been changes made from last season, and there will be more.

“There could be nine or ten players lost. Some are up on a free and are not getting deals.

“We’ve got a few players on loan – Alexander Hleb, David Bentley, Obafemi Martins, Matt Derbyshire. So basically the forward line is Cameron Jerome and Nikola Zigic – they are definite for next season.

“Wide players, Birmingham are probably going to lose Bentley and Sebastian Larsson.

“So they’ve got to spend on so many because unless you can pick up people on a free going the other way, that’s what it will take.

“So it will be interesting to see what they do.”

Birmingham currently sit 19th in the Premier League table on 31 points but will be looking to improve their position in the table Saturday when they host Bolton at St. Andrews.