Birmingham City failed their financial tests - after Stoke City failed to off-load Jack Butland last summer.
But Mirrorsport can reveal that Brum were relying on the sale of the England international to balance the books. Reports suggested that Liverpool and Chelsea were both interested in a player who would have commanded a fee in excess of £50m – and that calculation was included in the workings they submitted to the Football League.
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