Birmingham says probe centres on player deals

LONDON (Reuters) - English Premier League football club Birmingham City said on Thursday a police investigation of co-owner David Sullivan and director Karren Brady centred around payments to two players and a football agent.

In a statement to the stock exchange, The club said there was no allegation that any director of the club had benefited financially from the deals or that there was any material financial impact on the club.

It added the club and its directors were co-operating fully with the police in the investigation, and it had asked the London Stock Exchange to resume trading in the company's shares.

(Reporting by Marc Jones)