Source: Daily_Mail
Birmingham agree £5m fee with Rubin Kazan for striker Obafemi Martins
Home again: Martins could be set for a permanent return to the Premier LeagueBirmingham City have agreed a ?5m fee with Russian side Rubin Kazan to make the loan move of Obafemi Martins permanent. Martins, 26, joined Birmingham last month and City can take up the option at the end of the season.Birmingham have already paid a loan fee of ?500,000 for Martins who costRubin around ?15m when he joined them last summer from Wolfsburg.Birmingham have still to open contract talks with defenders Scott Dann and Roger Johnson after the last scheduled talks in October were postponed. 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 Explore more:People: Roger Johnson, Obafemi Martins, Scott Dann Places: Birmingham