BREAKING NEWS: Chris Davies acknowledges his transfer following Birmingham City’s opening friendly.

Birmingham City was defeated by SC Paderborn 07 in Austria in their opening preseason friendly.

According to Chris Davies, Birmingham City needs to add “several” fresh players to strengthen their aging roster.

The preseason campaign began on Saturday with a 5-0 loss against SC Paderborn 07, despite two mix and match Blues XIs playing 45 minutes apiece. The encounter that included all four of the club’s acquisitions to date exposed Blues’ lack of depth.

The Blues need to improve everywhere on the field, but especially in defense, where they are now lacking two center backs and, should Manny Longelo complete his move out of St Andrew’s, two full backs.

“I believe we require multiple,” acknowledged Blues manager Davies. “We need a minimum of many, but I wouldn’t put a number on it. It should be noted that we only have 12 or 13 senior players on the team. You will need a few more players in a squad of twenty-five.