Covid-19, a calf injury and debut goals - life after leaving Birmingham City

Birmingham City’s busy January transfer window saw six senior players leave the club and five arrive.

Harlee Dean, Mitch Roberts and Ivan Sanchez all departed on loan, while Chuks Aneke, Riley McGree and Caolan Boyd-Munce moved on to pastures new - or in the former’s case, newish.

Dean and Aneke are in League One, Boyd-Munce and McGree - who was only on loan anyway - are now both at Middlesbrough, while Roberts is at League Two Carlisle and Sanchez back home in Spain.

McGree is in line to make his Boro debut this weekend - here’s how the others have fared since leaving Blues.

The defender had an outstanding debut against Ipswich, playing in the middle of a back three. However, as seems to be the case with any centre back who’s every come within a five mile radius of St Andrew’s - he’s now injured.

Dean suffered a calf injury in his second game against Morecambe and will be out for several weeks. When he returns he could find competition for places at it most intense.

Blues made a profit on the striker, signing him on a free from Charlton and then selling him back - plus Juan Castillo’s loan - for £300,000.

Since then he’s done well. Although he’s not managing 90 minutes every week, he is providing a good impact in a team that is lacking Jayden Stockley. He’s got two goals in six appearances and a habit of making something happen.

He scored on his Middlesbrough debut - of course he did - an FA Cup victory over Mansfield Town. He was an unused sub in the next round against Manchester United. However, he hasn’t featured in the Championship at all and is viewed as a ‘long-term’ signing.

The 21-year-old has made progress this season, making his Blues debut and signing a contract extension before agreeing a loan move to