Blues wrap up £5m Johnson capture

25 June 2009 16:24
The 26-year-old has put pen to paper on a three-year deal which will keep him at St Andrews until the summer of 2012. Johnson is the third centre-back to join City's ranks this summer following Scott Dann and Giovanny Espinoza. The arrival of Johnson breaks the club transfer record for a defender. Johnson has been a revelation since his arrival at Ninian Park in 2006 from Wycombe. Last season he was named in the Championship team of the year following consistently impressive displays for the Bluebirds. He is also a defender that frequently causes opposition defences problems from set-pieces. Johnson began his career at Wycombe and was captain of the side before sealing a move to Cardiff for £275,000 after making 183 appearances for the Chairboys. He was a virtual ever-present for Cardiff last term, scoring five goals for Dave Jones' side. Johnson told Birmingham's official website: "I am really pleased to be here. Birmingham are a massive club and I am looking forward to putting the shirt on to be honest. "Premier League football is the dream at the start of any footballer's career so I am pleased I have been given that chance with Birmingham and I can't wait to get started. "The aim is to stay in the Premier League with Birmingham and hopefully I will have a big part to play in that. "I want to do well for the club. At both clubs I have been at I have got on well with the fans and hopefully that will continue here."

Source: Team_Talk