Birmingham City striker Marvin Ducksch is unhappy with his playing time in the Championship and wants to leave St Andrew’s.That is according to German football transfer journalist Florian Plettenberg, who reports the forward is seeking to head back to Germany.Ducksch left Germany in the summer of 2025GettyThe 32-year-old has made just seven league appearances this season and not a single one has been a start.In total, he’s played 95 minutes in the Championship this year.Ducksch has two caps for Germany but is firmly out of favour under Chris Davies.He came close to joining Valencia in the summer, although the move ended up collapsing.The 32-year-old does have options in a few countries, but there are no offers on the table as of yet.Dream move offWith the summer transfer window approaching its conclusion, Valencia made an effort to sign Ducksch.The deal would have been a loan for the German striker, but it was the Blues who pulled the plug.Birmingham informed the LaLiga giants there wasn’t enough time to complete the transfer.Valencia picked out Ducksch as an option to cover for Umar Sadiq.At the point of the deal being negotiated, the striker had appeared for just six minutes in three Championship matches.Ducksch was an important player for Birmingham last season, but he has seen his game time drastically reducedGettyThe deal fell through due to Valencia delaying their response to the initial offer.This was due to Ducksch’s drink driving conviction, and that delay cost the striker his chance to play in Spain.Birmingham felt they wouldn’t have enough time to sign a replacement.Ducksch’s convictionIn May, Ducksch was ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to two female drivers involved in a serious car crash with the striker.The 32-year-old pleaded guilty to driving his Mercedes while over the drink drive limit.The crash happened on Easter Monday following Birmingham’s 2-1 defeat to Ipswich, a match Ducksch appeared in.The forward told Leamington Spa Magistrates’ Court that he was trying to avoid a fallen branch in the road and crashed.Magistrates handed Ducksch a 14-month driving ban alongside a fine of £16,155, a total of £2,000 in compensation, a £2,000 surcharge and a bill for costs of £85.The court agreed to allow Ducksch to pay off the total amount of £20,240 at a rate of £2,000 per month.He was also informed that he was lucky to be alive.Chairman of the bench John Kiely said: “Thank you very much for your patience while we have been talking about this offence.“We heard that there was an incident in which two vehicles were clipped.“We have looked at the photographs (of the damaged cars).“You can consider yourself lucky first of all that you weren’t killed and secondly that the other drivers weren’t killed.“That’s how serious this matter is.”