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German giants Bayern Munich have joined the growing clutch of big clubs chasing Birmingham City wonder kid Demarai Gray, writes Neil Moxley in our sister title the Sunday People.

Top scouts from Bayern and leading Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Everton and Manchester City, saw Gray have an outstanding game in the England Under 20’s 1-0 defeat by the Czech Republic at Shrewsbury last Monday.

The 19 year-old’s eye-catching display has confirmed his rapid development into one of the country’s most wanted young players.

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He turned down moves to Bournemouth and Leicester City in the summer and signed a new three year contract with Birmingham which is believed to contain a buy-out clause worth £4.7million.

But there is no guarantee that even if the clause is triggered that Gray will choose to move to one of the bigger clubs.

He has told Birmingham boss Gary Rowett that he wants to stay at St Andrew’s because he wants to play regular first team football rather than accept a bit-part role as a substitute elsewhere.

Rowett would rather keep Gray because of his value to his team’s promotion hopes and also because he knows that any cash received for him would be swallowed up to help support the club’s on-going financial difficulties.