Blues: McLeish will cost you

BIRMINGHAM have told Aston Villa they will seek maximum compensation if their rivals hire Alex McLeish as manager.

McLeish announced his resignation via an email yesterday and was immediately linked with a move to the vacant manager's post at Villa Park.

Birmingham acting chairman Peter Pannu has spent the day speaking to lawyers about McLeish's shock move.

Pannu said: "He is still our contracted staff and Birmingham City FC does not grant him any right to speak to any outsiders until the matter is resolved.

"It's about time discipline is instilled into this game and I am not a person who gets pushed about."