By Leigh Curtis

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Birmingham City have been linked with a move for Aston Villa’s Emi Buendia – and one pundit has not ruled Blues out of a bid for the playmaker. With Blues struggling for goals in the Championship, Buendia has become a name that is being rumoured to be of interest having previously shown interest in the playmaker. Sky Sports pundit Lee Hendrie believes Blues could reignite their bid to land the former Norwich City man. “I’m not sure what’s going to happen with Emi,” Hendrie told Football League World. “He has been used an awful lot, and he says that he wants to fight and stay at Villa. “I can understand why, because of the situation they’re in, what competitions they’re in, and he’s built his fitness and he’s playing and starting games. “I know Birmingham have been interested in him and have been looking for a number 10, creative, a bit of flair. “I’m sure they’ll be looking at maybe reigniting that little bit of interest for Buendia. “If it doesn’t work out for him from now until January, I think lots could change.” Buendia has scored in his last two games, wins over Feyenoord and Fulham in the Premier League, which suggests he is not going to be out of Unai Emery’s thoughts anytime soon. He is back in the fray at B6 after making eight appearances this season following a loan spell with Bayer Leverkusen last term. Nonetheless, the claims have sparked plenty of debate regarding a cross-city move to St Andrew’s and here’s what Villa fans had to say on BirminghamLive. CrazyCat1: “I don’t think we will be looking to sell him. I know he would not want to play in the Championship. And the Blues could NOT afford to buy him.” GratefulDead: “Even if Buendia did leave it won’t be to Blues that is for sure, but I very much doubt he will leave January anyway.” Zackman: “Nah keep dreaming. He’s playing better and better so jog on Bluenoses.” KevUTV: “They would need to win the Euromillions, after eight rollovers, to have any chance. Villa will just price him out of the market, if they even listened to an offer. This is just not going to happen this season or next. Dream on.” Villafansince1966: “I thought it was October and not April 1”. Every day, the BirminghamLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Aston Villa content. Our dedicated reporter John Townley – who you can follow on X by clicking here – follows Villa home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur – that’s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you’ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Villa newsletter here . You can also get all your favourite content from BirminghamLive’s Villa team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club. If you prefer reading our Villa stories on your phone, consider downloading the BirminghamLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Villa as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here . Our weekly Aston Villa podcast, Claret And Blue, is also available to watch and listen on all major streaming services. You can subscribe to the YouTube channel here , while you can access the podcast on Spotify here and via Apple here .