Liam Millar Could Leave Hull City After Weekend Brilliance

Birmingham City Push For Liam Millar Loan

Birmingham City are in talks to sign Liam Millar on loan from Hull City, with the 26-year-old winger emerging as a serious deadline-day target.

Millar has started the season well at Hull and scored the winner in their 1-0 victory over Coventry at the weekend, which makes the timing of a possible exit particularly interesting.

Dropping down to the Championship could initially look like a strange move, but regular first-team football may be the biggest attraction for Millar.

Birmingham are not the only club to have shown interest, with Middlesbrough and Stoke also linked, although fresh reports suggest Birmingham are currently the most likely destination.

At St Andrew's, Millar could realistically expect more regular starts than he might get in the Premier League with Hull.

Timing Makes Millar Situation Interesting

The biggest question is why Hull would consider letting Millar leave so soon after he delivered such an important contribution at the weekend.

It would be too strong to say that Millar has no future at Hull, especially with no deal agreed yet, but the fact talks are taking place suggests both the player and club are at least open to a move.

Right now, people should not expect the transfer to be completed immediately. These are still talks rather than an agreed deal, although deadline day can change very quickly.

At 26 years old, Millar would be expected to make an immediate impact if he joins Birmingham and could become an important part of their attack.

The timing remains the biggest deadline-day angle. Hull have just benefited from Millar scoring a match-winning goal, yet there is still a possibility he could leave the club only days later.

With the window closing tonight, the key question is whether Hull are genuinely willing to let him go and whether Birmingham can move quickly enough to get a deal completed.