Rangers transfer latest as Birmingham stance on Davies and Dowell revealed and Hagi told his 'last option'
But behind the scenes talk over players' futures will be well underway as planning kicks up a notch.
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The Light Blues return to pre-season on June 23 with crucial Champions League qualifiers one month later - but will Ben Davies and Kieran Dowell be part of the plan?
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The Daily Mail report that Birmingham City - where both enjoyed English League One title glory - are willing to wait until a new manager is in and settled before asking about the duo.
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They played key roles for the Blues' return to the English Championship with boss Chris Davies keen to turn the loan deals into full-time stays.
The same report states City are still putting packages together for the duo - despite a decision being unlikely until a new head coach gets a look at the squad.
But while they are willing to be patient they won't hang around forever as they line up alternative targets if they can't get the pair back on board at St Andrew's.
Elsewhere, Ianis Hagi has been told a return to his native Romania should be his LAST resort this summer.
The former Rangers playmaker can move on a free and speaking earlier in the week, Hagi himself confirmed he has received phone calls and will weigh up everything that is offered to him.
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But Romania legend Ciprian Marica has told the media in his homeland that Spain would be perfect - despite his Alaves loan not working out - as he told Ianis what he must find in his next club.
Ianis Hagi is on the hunt for a new club as he leaves Rangers
He told DigiSport.Ro: "It would be the last option for me if I were Ianis, to go back home. That should be the last, last, last option.
"His father has a football club. He could come back to Farul at any time. At home, the door is always open. I would try to stay out.
"Ianis didn't seem to have the best chance in Spain. I see him playing in Spain. I think if there's an opportunity for him to go to Spain I see him playing there.
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"Now, you have to have a coach. That's the most important thing about a team when you arrive. A coach who wants you.
"If he wants you, then he forces you, puts you in, supports you. He comes after an injury, he needs the support of the club, to feel loved, to feel important. No matter how good you are mentally, you need a coach or a man to know that you can always lean on him.
"It's important that he goes where the coach wants him to go. I really thought it wasn't easy, it's a delicate situation.
"I hope with all my heart that he stays out, that he finds a team and a coach who believes in him. But the timing is not good at all."
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