Virtus Entella president Antonio Gozzi has confirmed the club have sold Cheick Keita to Birmingham City, in comments carried by Il Secolo.
Il Secolo say Birmingham City are paying €1.7m for Keita, which will be a big amount of money for Virtus Entella. The Genoa club average just over 2000 fans a game, so the financial windfall will be welcome, especially considering they got the player for nothing.
Keita, born in Paris, is a 20 year old fullback and he’s been linked to other English clubs along with teams in France. It seems like someone has been marketing the player recently and trying to find a club to take him on, Gianfranco Zola looks to have provided the destination.