Birmingham City chairman David Gold has revealed the club's bid to sign Inter Milan's Patrick Vieira 'is not dead'.

Blues boss Alex McLeish is keen to bolster his midfield this summer as he plans for the side's return to the Premier League.

Vieira will not be first-choice at Inter and Birmingham could offer that.

The former Arsenal player has been linked with a switch to Paris St Germain, but Gold remains hopeful he could yet sign at St Andrews.

Gold told the Metro: "I'd like to think there are a couple more signings who might whet the appetite and I don't think the Vieira deal is dead.

"Players play it cool for a while and wait for better deals. The situation is not dissimilar to that of Michael Owen, who waited for Manchester United's offer.

"There is every possibility he (Vieira) will decide he wants to get back into the Premier League and that he can do that with us."