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13.08.26, 11:59 Updated 17.08.26, 10:23

Colin Tattum

Colin Tattum

Blues prospect Zaid Betteka has left the club.

The 19-year-old wide attacker is understood to be on trial at Swindon Town after a parting of the ways at St. Andrew’s.

Betteka also spent a spell training with West Bromwich Albion’s under-21s this pre-season.

Betteka’s mercurial talents saw him elevated to Chris Davies’ first team in January 2025, when he made his professional debut as a substitute against Lincoln City in the third round of the FA Cup.

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Colin Tattum

Colin Tattum covered Blues for the Birmingham Mail & Sports Argus as correspondent & chief sports writer for 28 years before becoming head of media & communications at St. Andrew's in 2014. Most recently he worked in academy talent ID & recruitment before returning full circle by joining renowned journalist Neil Moxley with the launch of Forever Blues.

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