Birmingham agree £5m fee with Rubin Kazan for striker Obafemi Martins

16 February 2011 07:37
Home again: Martins could be set for a permanent return to the Premier League[LNB]Birmingham City have agreed a ?5m fee with Russian side Rubin Kazan to make the loan move of Obafemi Martins permanent. [LNB]Martins, 26, joined Birmingham last month and City can take up the option at the end of the season.[LNB]Birmingham have already paid a loan fee of ?500,000 for Martins who costRubin around ?15m when he joined them last summer from Wolfsburg.[LNB]Birmingham have still to open contract talks with defenders Scott Dann and Roger Johnson after the last scheduled talks in October were postponed. [LNB] It's a big ask! Williamson up against towering striker Zigic at BirminghamBirmingham City 1 Stoke City 0: Zigic's late winner gives Potters the Blues Martins given work permit and green light to make Birmingham debut [LNB]  Explore more:People: Roger Johnson, Obafemi Martins, Scott Dann Places: Birmingham

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