QPR in 会談 over Taylor after City tell him he can go

Defender ツバメ Taylor's four-year （一定の）期間 at Birmingham could be coming to an end after 存在 told he is 黒字／過剰 to 必要物／必要条件s by new 経営者／支配人 Alex McLeish.

Taylor, who joined Blues from Blackburn in the January 2004 移転 window, played a major part in City 回復するing their 首相 League status last May.

The 28-year-old was rewarded with a new three-year 契約 by the then 経営者／支配人 Steve Bruce but has fallen 井戸／弁護士席 負かす／撃墜する the つつく／ペックing order during the 現在の （選挙などの）運動をする.

Taylor has spent the last month on 貸付金 at Norwich but QPR are also 利益／興味d in 調印 the player and are 持つ／拘留するing 会談 with the midlands club.

McLeish said: "I have spoken to ツバメ and he is 負かす／撃墜する the つつく／ペックing order. I have said if the 権利 club comes in for him, it will be time for him to move on.

"He has done 井戸／弁護士席 for Norwich and helped them climb off the 底（に届く） of the 選手権 with his 業績／成果s for them.

"I think there are one or two clubs 利益／興味d in ツバメ who is 重さを計るing them up. I believe QPR are in the 追跡（する）."

一方／合間 Birmingham midfielder Damien Johnson is in line for his first league start of the season against Reading at St Andrews on Saturday.

The Northern Ireland international has been dogged by さまざまな hamstring problems for the 大多数 of 2007.

But he is 均衡を保った to come 支援する into the first 11 in place of Mehdi Nafti who will have to serve a one-game 中断 for incurring five bookings.

McLeish said: "Damien will come 支援する into our thoughts. He has trained really hard and has 得るd a pretty good level of fitness. He's in the running for a starting slot.

"Damien has got good experience and is an all-活動／戦闘 type of player. We need those types in the squad and, if called upon, he will not let anyone 負かす／撃墜する."

McLeish, however, has to decide who will 船長／主将 the 味方する against the 王室のs if Johnson is 含むd.

He was 船長／主将 last season but in his absence Liam Ridgewell has led Birming ham during the first half of the 現在の （選挙などの）運動をする.

McLeish said: "The captaincy is not something I have thought about. We have got Liam doing it on the pitch and Jonty is the club captain.

"I don't know how it 作品 ーに関して／ーの点でs of 議定書. I will have a think about it and talk to the lads in 予定 course before Saturday."

On-貸付金 兵器庫 defender Johan Djourou is again doubtful because of a hip 傷害. He was also unavailable for last 週末's 敗北・負かす at Newcastle.