| Birmingham's Alex McLeish preaches caution in transfer window • Birmingham linked with Ryan Babel and Charles N'Zogbia• McLeish insists he will not 'panic buy'Alex McLeish may spend only a fraction of the £40m promised to him by the new Birmingham owner Carson Yeung for new players during the January transfer window.McLeish expects to bring in "two or three players" and is being strongly linked with Wigan's Charles N'Zogbia, the Germany striker Kevin Kurányi and Liverpool's Ryan Babel.But City's flying start to the Premier League – they currently lie in seventh spot – means McLeish will not make any panic buys. "I am sure when you are in, or just about the relegation zone, you start to make rash decisions and panic, and maybe spend more money than you should," said McLeish. "I am not a great fan of the January window because it is a panic-buy window. We are in the position where I don't have to spend anywhere near the money that was mentioned when the new owners came in."We can be prudent, do our diligence and try and bring two or three players that will keep us ticking over nicely. Our league position is a bit false because we've punched way above our weight. But we want to try and remain as close as possible to where we are."McLeish refused to name any specific targets. "People say to me 'Charles N'Zogbia is keen to come' but I've got no comment about that because Charles N'Zogbia is a Wigan player," he said. "We've got a number of players under scrutiny at the moment and I'm not going to mention any names because it would be tantamount to tapping up another club's player."McLeish will have to make at least one change for Saturday's FA Cup game at Nottingham Forest as the defender Stephen Carr is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the campaign in the win at Stoke on Monday.Transfer windowBirmingham Cityguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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