http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/Sunderland-transfer-gossip-Craig-Gardner-wanted-on-loan-by-former-club-Birmingham-article855142.htmlEXCLUSIVE: Birmingham want Gardner back
Birmingham have asked Sunderland to loan “homesick” Craig Gardner back to them.
The Brummie midfielder joined the Black Cats for £4.7million in June after bagging 10 goals for his local club last season.
But Gardner has not settled in the north-east, and Sunderland's new manager Martin O’Neill has admitted the 25-year-old is missing his Midlands-based family.
This week, Championship promotion chasers City asked the Wearsiders to send Gardner back 'home' to St Andrew's.
The Black Cats refused, but, with Gardner on the fringe of the Sunderland side, Blues boss Chris Hughton has not given up hope.
Hughton said: “When the window closes, there will be some Premier League clubs that have players who are not getting regular games who will be surplus for whatever period.
“We still have that open to us. Maybe a month on a short loan.”
West Brom and Aston Villa, where Gardner played before joining Birmingham, are also keen, but do not have the money yet to buy him outright.
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