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BLUES IN BATTLE TO KEEP SOLIS…

By Chris Dunlavy

BIRMINGHAM’S hopes of retaining on-loan Girona midfielder Jhon Solis have been dealt a blow following reports that Leeds and Brentford are eyeing a move for the tough-tackling Colombian.
Solis, 21, joined the Blues in January for a £500,000 loan fee. The deal included a £6.9m option to buy which became mandatory in the event that Solis played a minimum of 45 minutes in 11 Championship games or more.
Ahead of the weekend’s fixtures, he had fulfilled this criteria 13 times.
Asked recently if the club wanted to keep Solis, Blues boss Chris Dav...

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