Birmingham City: AI predicts how many goals Jay Stansfield and Che Adams would score next season amid reunion talk | OneFootball

Adams has been linked with a potential return to St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park

Unsurprisingly, with the ever-growing ambition of Knighthead Capital Management, Birmingham City are looking to immediately signal their intent as they return to the Championship.

With momentum well and truly in Blues' sails after a record-breaking League One campaign, owner Tom Wagner and Chris Davies have both spelled out the club's ambition in the upcoming transfer window to make an already impressive squad even stronger, as the club aims to mix it with some of the second-tier's big hitters which will include Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton.

Last summer, the West Midlands side blew their club and divisional transfer record out of the water with the permanent addition of Jay Stansfield on a seven-year contract from Fulham, after the 22-year-old scooped all five end-of-season awards and ended as top scorer during a chaotic relegation season.

Since earning promotion, Wagner has hinted that the aforementioned record-breaking figure could be surpassed this term, with fresh reports stating that the hierarchy at St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park are plotting a stunning deal to reunite with Torino striker Che Adams, who previously netted 38 times in 123 appearances for the club between 2016 and 2019 before joining the Saints for £15m.

Despite having third-tier goalscorer extraordinaire Alfie May and the experienced Lyndon Dykes already in the attacking department, a combination of Stansfield and Adams could prove to be formidable, and FLW has asked ChatGPT how many goals the duo could score between them if the Scotland international does return to B9.

AI predicts strong contributions from Jay Stansfield and Che Adams amid reunion links

Stansfield will be heading into next season off the back of the most productive season in his young career, accumulating over 25 goal contributions with an array of spectacular finishes and reliability from the penalty spot.

Adams netted 15 goals in 40 appearances for the Saints during their promotion-winning season last term, and has hit double-figures across all competitions during his first season with 'Il Toro' as Paulo Vanoli's side are set for a mid-table finish.

The AI-generated programme believes that if Stansfield was able to maintain such a high standard of performance levels, the England Under-21 international could net between 12 and 18 strikes for Blues next term, with it also being noted that he can feature out wide as well as in a central role, which could be filled by the 28-year-old.

Unsurprisingly, it also predicted that Adams' experience at the level would be yet another crucial factor if Davies' men are to have a successful campaign back in the Championship, and that his knowledge of the club would make it easier to gel with the squad, although St Andrew's, the boardroom and training facilities have all changed drastically since his departure six years ago.

It continued by claiming that, based on his previous and current form, the 33-time international could score between 10 and 15 goals in royal blue if a move was to materialise, with a combined total between him and Stansfield coming in between 22 and 33 goals, which, if plenty of others were to chip in, could lead to a play-off bid at the very least.

As the top scorers in the division, there have been plenty of creators in-chief at the club this season, and that could improve as FLW recently revealed that Blues are determined to beat Rangers to the signature of Peterborough United's Kwame Poku by offering a staggering £30,000 per week contract to the winger.

According to estimated figures, Adams' current earnings are €64,038 (£54,582) per week in Turin, which would instantly make him one of the second-tier's top earners and be a major increase on his last wage at St Andrew's, which was said to be £15,000.

Poku has earned a strong reputation as one of League One's most threatening wingers, accumulating over 20 goal contributions this term despite being out of action for a lengthy period.

Therefore, if Birmingham are able to secure deals for both players, retain Kieran Dowell's services and see a continued impact from the likes of Keshi Anderson and Willum Willumsson, the aforementioned prediction wouldn't be out of the realms of possibility, and in truth, could even be trumped.