Charles N'Zogbia Played 38 Games For Wigan Last Season, Scoring 10 Goals And He Has Made Almost 250 Appearances in English Football, With Wigan and Former Club Newcastle United.

Aston Villa have made a bid to sign Wigan Athletic winger Charles N'Zogbia, BBC Sport understands and the New manager Alex McLeish is keen on the Frenchman to replace Stewart Downing of the is in talks with Liverpool after the clubs agreed a fee on Tuesday.

Charles N'Zogbia 25, has made almost 250 appearances in English football with Wigan and former club Newcastle United and the McLeish was on the verge of signing N'Zogbia last August for  the Scot was in charge of Birmingham City and the transfer broke down over personal terms.

N'Zogbia at a glance for a born May 1986 in Harfleur,France and Signed by Sir Bobby Robson for Newcastle in 2004,Joined Wigan in January 2009,Made France debut in August 2010 and the Scored nine Premier League goals in 2010/11 as Wigan avoided relegation.

International career for a N'Zogbia played twice for the France under 16 national side in 2002. In the summer of 2006, he was selected for the France under 21 and 24-man provisional squad for the European Under-21 Football Championship in Portugal.

N'Zogbia started out in English football at Newcastle United following his 2004 move from Le Havre and he has moved to Wigan in January 2009 after falling out of favour at St James' Park and was voted player of the season by players and fans in the 2009/10 season. 

Birmingham seek for a new manager replacement for Alex McLeish will leave St Andrew's

Birmingham have begun the process of looking for a new manager after appearing to accept that the club refused to accept McLeish's resignation on Monday, but acting chairman Peter Pannu is looking ahead.

Alex McLeish said, I am discussing the situation with (owner) Carson Yeung and there are at least 6 candidates on the radar and Aston Villa have been in contact about McLeish but it is believed Birmingham want up to £5.4m in compensation.
Names linked with replacing McLeish at St Andrew's include former Newcastle boss Chris Hughton and ex-West Brom manager Roberto di Matteo On Monday, Villa e-mailed Pannu with a view to assessing McLeish's availability.

ALEX McLEISH'S CAREER: Joined Aberden in 1976,Spent 15 years with the Dons, playing under Sir Alex Ferguson,Won 77 caps for Scotland,Managed Motherwell, Hibs and Rangers in Scotland,Guided Gers to domestic treble in 2003 and Guided Birmingham to Carling Cup triumph in February 2011, but Blues were relegated on final day of the season.

The former Rangers manager has two-and-a-quarter years remaining on the extended contract he will be signed in 2010 and having arrived at St Andrew's in a November 2007 and But it is understood that McLeish  currently on holiday in the Corsica  is a pursuing a case for constructive dismissal against Birmingham.

Manchester City 0-0 Birmingham City: Boos Ring Around Eastlands As Defensive Roberto Mancini Tactics Cost Hosts

Manchester City stumbles to another damaging impasse after a replicate of their dour mid-week derby show saw a 0-0 draw with Birmingham City.
The terrace at Eastlands crackled with rebellion as the holdup grew exasperated at the tactics and decision of manager Roberto Mancini. His call to take off Carlos Tevez for defensive midfielder Gareth Barry saw many ahead of time head for the exit 10 minutes previous to the final whistle as the Blues fell further at the back the Premier League title pace.

Ears stung from the criticism of his suspicious derby tactics, the Italian deploy a 4-2-3-1 configuration, with David Silva in at the back Carlos Tevez. Despite a fresh attack from Mancini on Adam Johnson's work ethic, the winger was named on the right side with James Milner on the left input of Gareth Barry.