Would there be any appetite for B teams?
"The club will look at a different model of youth development, with a B and C team, similar to a set-up adopted by Brentford in 2016.
The Bees took the move because of the restrictions imposed on them by the Premier League’s elite player performance plan – Blues are looking at it in the light of the cost of the coronavirus pandemic and the potentially changing landscape following Brexit.
It is thought the academy costs Blues somewhere in the region of £3million a year and they have been investigating other ways of producing more talent with a view to increasing the flow into the first team.
BirminghamLive has seen a letter emailed to parents this evening regarding the potential changes, although they have not been given concrete details about what it means for their young players.
The letter tells parents the club is 'exploring opportunities to enhance the Academy programme'.
It adds: "The Club have been researching ways for a period of time of restructuring the Academy with a specific focus on re-branding the Professional Development Phase in order to increase productivity, opportunity and pathway within the Academy to support the First Team."