Source: Daily_Mail
£3m Michel set for Brimingham medical as Spanish side confirm ace's exit
Sporting Gijon have announced the departure of midfielder Michel to Birmingham.[LNB]High jump: £3m Michel is poised to join Birmingham[LNB]Michel will undertake a medical before completing his move to St Andrew's, fora fee reported to be around £3million.[LNB]His Spanish club stated on their website that the deal had been agreed and that Michel will say his goodbyes to team-mates and Sporting staff on Friday before departing for England.[LNB]Michel, 24, has been a regular in the Sporting first team since 2005 andBirmingham have had a long-held interest in him.[LNB]Speaking before Sporting announced the deal, Birmingham manager Alex McLeishsaid:'We've watched Michel for over a year and a bit now and we need to tryand get this one over the line, but it looks likely.[LNB]'I think Gijon also hit a stumbling block with getting in a replacement.[LNB] 'You can understand their coach's situation when he has to get areplacement, because Michel has been his captain this season and he'srightly trying to cover himself.[LNB]'It doesn't look likely that anything will be completed before Manchester United (on Saturday) because the registration deadline is noon tomorrow.'[LNB]Given Michel is expected to be in Spain on Friday morning, it remains the case that Michel is unlikely to face United.[LNB] Sunderland chasing Kuranyi on loan as Birmingham offer £9m for KenwyneLee Carsley and Stuart Parnaby ruled out of Birmingham City's game against Manchester United Martin Taylor braced for battle to make it back into McLeish's Birmingham sideBIRMINGHAM CITY FC
