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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>Birmingham City break League One record</li><li>Paid record fee to sign Stansfield permanently</li><li>21-year-old forward spent last season on loan at St Andrew's</li></ul>

Birmingham & Tom Brady obliterate League One transfer record with £15m splurge on Fulham's Jay Stansfield - and fee could still rise

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<p>Stansfield, who spent the last season on loan at Birmingham, has now made his move permanent as the League One side agreed to pay a record transfer fee of £15million (€17m/$19m) plus £5m (€5.9m/$6m) in add-ons, a 20% sell-on clause, and a £100k bonus if the club get promoted to Championship next season, according to journalist <a href="https://x.com/SamJDean/status/1829645618467520880" target="_blank">Sam Dean</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The 21-year-old made his senior debut for Fulham in 2020 after graduating from their youth academy. In the summer of 2022, he moved to Exeter City on a temporary deal before joining the Blues last summer on a second loan deal. In the 2023-24 campaign, Stansfield appeared in 47 matches across all competitions for the Tom Brady-owned side where scored 13 times and provided three assists.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Birmingham principal owner Tom Wagner introduced the young forward in a unique video where he says, "Blues fans, it's great to be back at Birmingham. I'm super excited to head to St. Andrew's @Knighthead Park tomorrow to see all the great improvements that have been undertaken over the summer, and most importantly, to hang for you for what will be a great match. As you know we worked really hard in this transfer window to improve the squad and deliver a product to you that you will all enjoy. And we got nearly everything we wanted. You know some of the goals we set were very aspirational and some proved to be just a bit of a stretch too far. But in any event, I'm excited for tomorrow. I'm excited for the season. Keep right on and we'll see you tomorrow."</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A message from Tom Wagner... <a href="https://t.co/pGNSLM7MHT">pic.twitter.com/pGNSLM7MHT</a></p>— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCFC/status/1829645543313658046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAS BEEN SAID

<p>Chris Davies' side will be next seen in action on Saturday as they take on Wigan Athletic in a League One clash at home.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR BIRMINGHAM CITY?

Birmingham & Tom Brady obliterate League One transfer record with £15m splurge on Fulham's Jay Stansfield - and fee could still rise | Goal.com

Birmingham City smashed the League One transfer record to rope in Jay Stansfield from Fulham on the deadline day.

Birmingham &amp; Tom Brady obliterate League One transfer record with £15m splurge on Fulham&apos;s Jay Stansfield - and fee could still rise