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Bruce keen to buy Forssell
Birmingham boss Steve Bruce hopes he can sign on-loan Chelsea striker
Mikael Forssell on a permanent basis.
The Finland star has been an instant success at Birmingham and has
extended his stay until the end of the season.
And Bruce hopes he can persuade Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri to sell the
22-year-old.
"We'll have to see what happens over the next few months," said Bruce. "
But Claudio has been fantastic with us and Mikael."
Bruce added: "I can't thank him enough for letting us have one of his
players for a year.
Forssell has scored five goals in nine games for Birmingham and Bruce is
aware that a prolific marksman will go a long way to ensuring Premiership
safety.
"Our top scorer last season got six Premiership goals and if someone can
score 12, 14, 15 goals then it goes a long way to ensuring that you stay in
the division," he said.
"Mikael comes alive when the ball comes into the penalty area. He is not
happy if he hasn't scored in a game and we are desperate to keep him.
"But the day before he came here, Mikael signed a new four-year deal with
Chelsea. That shows they haven't forgotten what an extremely gifted player he
is.
"Whether they want to sell and, if so, what they want to do about it is
another matter. But that's not a route we've gone down yet."
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