Chris Davies wants to keep Romelle Donovan at Birmingham City – but he can’t guarantee the mercurial 17-year-old minutes in the club’s League One promotion charge. Donovan caught the eye in pre-season with some impressive showings after breaking into Blues’ first team under Wayne Rooney last year. He made his senior debut at 16 and ended the 2023/24 campaign with 10 appearances.
Many thought Blues’ relegation would provide Donovan with more opportunities to play regularly but the club’s summer recruitment drive hasn’t been kind to the teenager. Blues have signed two new attacking midfielders in Willum Willumsson and Luke Harris, and Donovan hasn’t been involved in the first three match day squads. Blues fielded Donovan in a development game against Colchester during the week and he continues to train under Davies , but there is now a question mark over his future.
Speaking before Blues’ trip to Leyton Orient, Davies addressed Donovan’s situation. READ: Chris Davies explains what Taylor Gardner-Hickman will bring to Blues READ: Birmingham City squad trimming shows the ruthless side of Chris Davies He told BirminghamLive: “I was really looking forward to working with Romelle having heard a fair bit about him. He has really impressed me in terms of his tenacity, he’s not just this luxury player that wants to float around the pitch.
He shows a real tenacity to go and win the ball back and make an impact on the game. “With the ball he has great skills and.