Blues reject bid for duo
Stoke see offer for Dann & Jerome rebuffed
By Pete O'Rourke - Follow me: @skysportspeteo. Last Updated: June 28, 2011 1:27pm
Skysports.com understands Birmingham have rejected Stoke's joint bid for Scott Dann and Cameron Jerome.
Stoke have identified highly-rated central defender Dann and striker Jerome as two of their top summer transfer targets this summer.
Birmingham are resigned to losing a number of their top stars, following their relegation from the Premier League.
6ft 5in stopper Dann is attracting major interest from a number of clubs with Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa all thought to be chasing the 24-year-old as well as Stoke.
Bolton have been credited with an interest in Jerome with the Trotters believed to have had one offer snubbed for the former Cardiff hit-man.
Stoke have firmed up their interest in Dann and Jerome by tabling a double bid for the pair as they test Birmingham's resolve to hang onto the duo.
However, it is understood that Birmingham have rejected the undisclosed bid for Dann and Jerome from Stoke with a number of clubs thought to be waiting in the wings to move for both players.
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