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Troy Deeney: Birmingham City captain weighs up future with Blues

Troy Deeney has scored 11 goals for Birmingham City in 52 Championship appearancesGetty Images

Troy Deeney has scored 11 goals for Birmingham City in 52 Championship appearances

By Ged Scott
BBC Sport

Birmingham City club captain Troy Deeney its he is still weighing up his future with the Championship club after being offered a new contract.

Deeney, who is 35 in June, is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury which has kept him out for over a month.

He is past 50 league outings since g for his hometown club on a two-year deal on deadline day in 2021.

And he told the Kammy and Ben's Proper Football Podcast on BBC Sounds that a new contract offer is on the table.

"There's an offer there," said Deeney. "But I'm just seeing how it looks. It's not about the money. Is there a coaching role there? They want me to do coaching but the project has to be right.

"When I parted ways at Watford, there were options to go to Celtic, Middlesbrough, abroad or Birmingham.

"Birmingham was the least attractive in of what it was. And it wasn't everything that was sold at the start. But now I understand the dynamics of it.

"It's going to be more about time than money. It's a question of 'do you want to invest more time">