That's what will happen with the popular Birmingham City Loanee this summer

Garry Monk has spent three loans on three of five authorized transfers this season.

While Gary Gardner was a huge success, Omar Bogle has already left the club – having been redeployed by Cardiff with League One Portsmouth.

The future of Gardner is a city that the city of Birmingham will hope to solve this summer – a permanent agreement makes so much sense that even the crazy world of football just needs to make sure.

But it's not a normal industry, nor is Aston Villa, the parent club of Blues and Gardner clubs, just business partners.

However, it is the third player on loan – Connor Mahoney – who has become an intriguing case.

Context

If Blackburn had not been relegated in 2017, Mahoney might still be in his childhood club.

As he was out of contract, he was successful towards the end of the campaign, with a contract to play for Rovers in Ligue 1 on the table but with many other options, including the Premier League Bournemouth.

He tried his luck with the Cherries, but he struggled to find opportunities and was loaned to the championship in January 2018 – in Barnsley.

Strangely, he was played in central midfield at Oakwell and was part of a second team to leave the division.

In the summer, the stars lined up to take him to Blues, who needed a large player but could not sign it permanently.

Standing start

Mahoney started the season as third or fourth choice, certainly behind Jacques Maghoma and Jota and probably at the same level as Viv Solomon-Otabor.

It took him more than two months to make his first steps, in Stoke City, where he deviated from the game, went astray and was replaced an hour later.

Her first goal came a week later and was of absolute beauty, out of the surface and unexpectedly, in the 3-1 win against Sheffield on Wednesday.

Solomon-Otabor slipped and Mahoney became "the first change", resulting in some fascinating cameos but also frustrating debut.

This inconsistency saw him spend a few months without starting a league game.

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Take the wing

By the end of February, Mahoney had been recalled in the middle of a three-game day in Bristol City.

He responded by scoring his second of the season and delivering the center to Michael Morrison to score 2-0.

But it's her performance overall, which she highlighted: good quality on the ball, but much more badiduous without it.

Subsequently, he summed up his development in these terms: "Defensively, when I arrived here, I was not the best. I was maybe a little embarrbading and could not be trusted. "

"But I had to show the gaffer that I could do the other thing and my rewards were going forward."

Since

The 22-year-old is now near the front of the queue.

He has started six of the last seven games – and for the moment, any debate on the broad pair that Monk should choose seems to start from the base of "Mahoney and who else?"

In fact, it may not be an exaggeration to think that Mahoney was the best Blues player in the last month – in fact, when he's replaced, as he continues to be, he's the more often ovationné.

We can say that his best match in blue jersey took place in West Brom, where he participated in events at both ends of the field.

He had two badists in the corners, for Gardner and Lukas Jutkiewicz, and lasted the whole game.

Unfortunately, part of that match saw him involved in Albion 's second tying goal when he conceded the penalty kick with which Jay Rodriguez had made it 2-2.

It was extremely limited, the contact with Conor Townsend was created outside the surface and Mahoney won the ball.

He was also great at the previous match at Preston.

And then?

He is likely to end the campaign by adding to his two goals and four badists and placing a case, like Gardner's, in which Blues will try to keep him in the summer.

However, there are many, many variables to consider at this early stage – all baduming that Birmingham retains its champion status.

First, he is the Bournemouth player and after impressing the championship, it seems logical to think they will want to watch it in pre-season.

However, their modus operandi was to spend a lot on their team. If they find a shortage in a wide position, do they promote Mahoney from within or do they go for a big dive of Dominic Solanke?

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If Eddie Howe does not want him for the first team, does that mean he's looking to sell him with two years of contract – and if so for how many?

If the boss Cherries envisions a future for Mahoney, could he lend it for a second campaign with the possibility of an option to buy?

And Monk, who has often shown a preference for permanent players rather than loaned, wants to bring Mahoney back to one or the other base?

What would Mahoney want?

Real young ambitious player, relatively fast, relatively fast, coachable, he will be attentive to opportunities in the Premier League.

However, if that does not materialize and if a loan to a league club becomes its next step, then Birmingham would be in a very strong position.

He is settled in the area, his partner has also evolved and he loves to play for Blues, camaraderie, training, club size and the feeling that, with Monk at the helm, the club is pointing in the right direction . field

The ball is really in the Bournemouth camp, but if they could be brought to the table – and Monk was interested – a return to the next St Andrew's term would then make sense.

Anyway, 2018/2019 will be at its lowest when Connor Mahoney's season will become, at the very least, a championship winger.

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