Jude Bellingham led the tributes on Monday to fellow Birmingham icon Trevor Francis, who has died aged 69.
The former England striker is regarded as Blues' greatest player while 20-year-old Bellingham, who this summer joined Real Madrid in a deal worth up to £113million, also began his career at St Andrew's.
Both are depicted on a mural a short distance from the stadium.
Bellingham tweeted an image of the mural and added the caption 'An honour' accompanied by a blue heart emoji. He wrote: 'A very sad day for @BCFC and all of football.