Birmingham Metropolis have made an enquiry to Al Ettifaq about re-signing Demarai Grey, talkSPORT understands.
Grey has spent two seasons on the Saudi Professional League aspect since leaving Everton in the summertime of 2023.
Nonetheless, the 28-year-old has scored solely 4 targets throughout his 50 appearances for the membership, none of which got here within the 2024/25 season.
It’s understood that Grey needs to return to English soccer, however would ideally prefer to play within the Premier League.
This might come as a blow to former membership Birmingham after their promotion to the Championship following their League One title win.
Sunderland made an method in January however have not rekindled their curiosity this summer time, while Italian aspect Fiorentina explored a mortgage.
Al Ettifaq can be completely satisfied to promote the winger for a charge of £8million.
Grey joined the Birmingham youth system in 2006 earlier than making his senior debut for the membership in October 2013 on the age of 17.
He featured 78 occasions for the Blues and scored eight targets forward of a reported £3.7million transfer to Leicester Metropolis in January 2016.
Simply 4 months after signing, Grey grew to become a part of the legendary Foxes aspect that gained the Premier League title at odds of 5000/1.
The winger scored 13 targets and assisted 14 in 169 appearances throughout his five-year keep forward of a transfer to Bayer Leverkusen.
Nonetheless, he spent simply six months in Germany and left for Everton in July 2021 for a second Premier League stint.
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Grey helped the Toffees safe their prime flight standing within the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons with 14 purpose contributions in 67 league matches.
Al Ettifaq then signed him on a four-year deal in the identical summer time that England and Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard grew to become supervisor.
He obtained off to a dream begin within the Saudi Professional League by helping two targets in a 3-1 win in opposition to Abha Membership.
Grey was a daily starter underneath Gerrard earlier than the supervisor left at the start of the yr.
Saad Al Shehri was named because the substitute, however Grey hasn’t scored a single purpose since then.