Birmingham City boss John Eustace says Derby County loanee Krystian Bielik is happy at St Andrew’s, and that he wants to stay at the club.
Bielik joined Birmingham City on loan from Derby County upon the Rams’ relegation from the Championship last season.
Since, the Polish international has featured 13 times in the Championship for Blues, proving to be an important player for Eustace’s side who currently sit in 14th.
But there’s been a lot of talk about Bielik’s future; whether or not Derby will recall him in January and whether Blues could make his stay permanent.
The Rams have the option to recall the 24-year-old but manager Paul Warne appears to have played down that possibility.
And now Eustace has spoken out on the matter, telling BirminghamLive:
“Krystian is very, very motivated just to stay fit and keep playing games, he is very motivated to play for Birmingham City as well. He is a top player, he is very happy here and I know he wants to continue playing here as well. Which is fantastic news.
“That’s a discussion the clubs will have to have but I have said in the past how much I want him to stay and Krystian is very happy here.”
Birmingham City return to action v Blackpool this weekend.
What next for Bielik?
After such a tough couple of years with injury, Bielik will surely be focused on just playing football and getting a good run of games together.
He arrived at Birmingham City with an pre-existing injury but he’s since become a regular and important member of the side.
It’d certainly be a blow for Blues if Derby recall him, but that seems unlikely as things stand.
Warne will surely believe that Bielik is best kept in the Championship where he’s playing regularly, as it could help to boost his transfer value should Birmingham City or any other team come calling.
Bielik is returning from the World Cup after his exploits with Poland and if he can stay fit and firing for the second half of the campaign, then it’ll be a huge credit to him given his recent injury record.
And staying fit could also prompt Blues into exploring a permanent move for the the Rams man.
