da poker： Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish is hopeful of sealing a new contract in the near future.
da supremo： The Scot is currently in the Far East with his squad as their pre-season preparations continue ahead of the new Premier League campaign and he is expected to put pen to paper next week after discussions with owner Carson Yeung and his assistant Peter Pannu.
Speaking to the Birmingham Mail, he said:"Peter was in touch with my lawyer and sent some figures to him.
"He has seen them, he's going to come down to me first thing next week when we're back and we're going to move it forward. The logistics at the moment, as we're here in China, means we can't get it done straight away.
"But I know the parameters and we're going to try and get it nailed next week. We're due back to St Andrews on the Thursday and I will be meeting my lawyer that day and hopefully he will see Peter on Friday, if Peter's back in England by that time."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email