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It seems that Birmingham have failed in their pursuit of Man City striker Giorgios Samaras and now will not attempt to sign the player. Birmingham have instead made a move for Zarate and James McFadden.
"I cannot do that deal just now," McLeish told the Birmingham Mail.
"We have a lot of strikers at the club and I have to concentrate on another couple of positions.
"Time has just run on with the Samaras one.
"I had identified the big guy as a target five or six weeks ago and if I could have done it then, it would have been different.
"But things have dragged on and other people became available. McFadden became available, Zarate was an unexpected opportunity, therefore it created a problem with the Samaras one. So it's unlikely."
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