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Birmingham City preseason 2026

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In mid‑June 2026 Birmingham City exercised a €7 million buy‑out clause to sign Colombian midfielder Jhon Solis and launched a six‑week pre‑season programme based in Henley‑in‑Arden, with a camp in the Algarve and friendlies against Huddersfield Town, Northampton Town and Crewe Alexandra. By early July the squad completed its final training session in Lagos, Portugal, while coach Chris Davies reiterated a transfer agenda focused on speed, strength, size and power. The pre‑season crescendo culminated with a high‑profile friendly against La Liga champions FC ~~Barcelona on 31 July at St Andrew’s.~~ Barcelona. After back‑to‑back victories over Huddersfield Town (3‑1) and Solihull Moors (3‑0), Birmingham hosted Barcelona ~~travelled to England for a training camp~~ at St ~~George’s Park, arriving without senior club executives; board member Deco joined~~ Andrew’s on ~~29 July and president Joan Laporta~~ 1 August 2026 (originally scheduled for 31 July). Barcelona arrived ~~on the day of the match. The Spanish side fielded~~ after a ~~mix~~ 4‑1 win over CE Europa, fielding a blend of first‑team regulars, Barcelona Atlètic and Juvenil players, and a few injured personnel, including goalkeeper Ter Stegen (in talks with Ajax) and forward Fermín López. Midfielder Frenkie de Jong remained in Spain for knee rehabilitation. Birmingham, now featuring new ~~signing Solis, used the fixture~~ signings such as Karim Adeyemi, and promoted La Masia players, while missing several senior stars. The match offered both sides a final test ~~before the start~~ of squad depth and fitness ahead of the 2026/27 Championship ~~campaign.~~ and La Liga campaigns, with emerging talents like Demarai Gray and Adeyemi seeking to impress.

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