Bruce ups the stakes in Pennant pursuit

Steve Bruce has warned Liverpool they will have to match Birmingham’s valuation of Jermaine Pennant – believed to be around £5m (€7.3m) – if they want to sign the winger.

Blues have already rejected an offer of around £3.5m (€5.1m) from Rafael Benitez for the former Arsenal player who moved to St Andrews from Arsenal for £3m (€4.3m) 12 months ago.