Birmingham chase Olisadebe

Olisadebe impressed in the Champions League

Premiership newcomers Birmingham have bid £3.8m for Panathinaikos striker Emmanuel Olisadebe, according to reports in Poland.

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The 23-year-old has attracted interest from some of Europe's top clubs following impressive performances in last season's Champions League.

Panathinaikos took up an option to permanently sign Nigerian-born Olisadebe from Polonia Warsaw for £800,000 in May this year.

He had previously been on loan from the Polish side.

Olisadebe had a disappointing World Cup, scoring only once as Poland went out of the competition at the group stage.

But Birmingham boss Steve Bruce sees him as the man to spearhead his side's first campaign in the Premiership.

Bruce has been linked with a number of top strikers this summer, including Italian prodigy Massimo Maccarone and French international Djibril Cisse.