Birmingham City were close to signing Robert Lewandowski for just £250k.
striker emerged as a target for the Blues whilst still playing in his native Poland during the early years of his career.He finished as top scorer as the club won promotion in 2007, prompting clubs to quickly take notice.Harry Kane becomes part of exclusive two-man club after latest heroics for Bayern
Montgomery explained: "It's weird because I remember we needed a central striker and I'd said to Alex and Alex had spoken to me and he had a couple of contacts in Poland and said, ‘look, they really like this man’. "Those days he would spin and do everything in wide areas. He isn't the central type of striker that we need. And then the rest is history.Watford managerial chaos left Ben Foster questioning why Troy Deeney told him to signReynolds and McElhenney welcome Wrexham investors who sold family business for $2bn
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