Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has sealed a deal to sign Lee Bowyer on a two-year contract.
The 32-year-old has joined the club on a free transfer after his contract with West Ham expired on 1 July.
Birmingham have completed their club record capture of Christian Benitez from Mexican side Santos Laguna.
A fee rising to £9m for the Ecuadorian striker was agreed early in June, but the deal was held up after the medical indicated a problem with his knee.
However, the 23-year-old has now signed for around £8m and he said: “It is the right time for me to make this move.”
Shaun Timmins has won a pro contract at Birmingham City.
The 18-year-old, from Sheldon, has agreed a 12-month deal. The left-back, who has Ireland youth caps, said: “Just like all of my family I’m a huge Blues fan, so this is a dream come true for me.
“I’m happy that all my hard work during my Academy years has paid off but I also know there’s plenty more hard work to come.
“I’ve always wanted to be a professional footballer and now that I’ve signed my first contract I’ve got to keep putting in the dedication and commitment to take it to the next level.”
Birmingham City have completed the £5m signing of Roger Johnson from Cardiff City to further bolster the squad following promotion to the Premier League. The defender has signed a three-year deal which will keep him at St Andrew’s until 2012.
Johnson impressed in the Championship for Cardiff and was an integral member of the side which lost to Portsmouth in the 2008 FA Cup final. He becomes the third centre-back to join Blues this summer following the arrivals of Scott Dann and Giovanny Espinoza.
Another defender who could be joining them is Bobo Balde. The manager, Alex McLeish, has invited the former Celtic defender to join the squad for pre-season training on 8 July. The club are believed to be willing to offer him a two-year deal.
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish wants to sign Arsenal defender Armand Traore on a season-long after sealing a similar deal for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Traore, 19, is the third-choice left-back at Arsenal and spent last season on loan at Portsmouth.
McLeish completed the signing of Ecuador defender Giovanny Espinoza in a £385,000 deal from Barcelona Sporting Club and had an improved offer of £5m for Roger Johnson accepted by Cardiff.
Birmingham will pay an initial £3m for Johnson with the rest spread over two years. Cardiff had rejected two offers for the 26-year-old, who has expressed his desire to play in the Premier League, but have now given him permission to open talks.
Roger Johnson was last night discussing contract terms with Birmingham City, just as the club formally confirmed two other captures to firm up their rearguard.
After weeks of protracted negotiations, Cardiff City finally accepted the structure of a £5 million offer for the Championship’s highly-rated centre-back.
It was an initial outlay of £2 million that eventually pleased the Bluebirds enough to allow Johnson to start talking personal terms with Birmingham on a transfer that should be concluded before the end of the week.
Birmingham City have signed Manchester City’s England Under-21 keeper Joe Hart on a season-long loan and completed a deal for Eduadorian Giovanny Espinoza.
Hart, 22, lost his place at Eastlands following the arrival of Shay Given from Newcastle United last season.
And Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has agreed to let Hart move to Birmingham after signing Aston Villa keeper Stuart Taylor as cover.
Espinoza, 32, has moved from Ecuadorian side Barcelona Sporting Club.
The powerful defender, who has won more than 80 caps for his country and participated in two World Cups - including playing against England in 2006 - has signed a two-year deal.
Newcastle defender David Edgar is closing in on a move to Birmingham after deciding to leave St James’ Park following relegation.
The Canadian-born full-back has taken his time to weigh up his options following the Magpies’ dismal end to the season and has attracted attention from around the Premier League.
However, it is recently-promoted Birmingham who are leading the chase to sign him and the 22-year-old is expected to seal a free-transfer switch to St Andrews in the next couple of weeks.
Portsmouth full-back Djimi Traore has signed a two-year deal with AS Monaco, who play in the French top flight.
The former Liverpool player spent the tail end of last season on loan at Birmingham, making three appearances.
Spanish Primera Liga side Sporting Gijon have agreed to take on Birmingham City at St Andrew’s on 8 August.
It will be the only pre-season home fixture for Alex McLeish’s side ahead of their return to the Premier League.
Fulham have signed Republic of Ireland international Stephen Kelly from Birmingham on a three-year contract.
The 25-year-old right-back made 37 appearances for Tottenham and had brief loan spells at Southend, QPR and Watford before joining Birmingham in June 2006.
Norwich City have sounded out Birmingham about a loan deal for goalkeeper Colin Doyle.
Blues are prepared to loan out the Ireland ace as they are signing Joe Hart from Man City for next term.
Birmingham are ready to make a late charge to beat Sevilla to the signing of Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora.
Didier Zokora
Ready to leave the Lane: Didier Zokora
The 28-year-old midfielder has been ousted from the first-team since the arrival of Wilson Palacios at White Hart Lane and could be sold with boss Harry Redknapp keen to raise funds.
Coventry City defender Scott Dann has agreed to join Premier League newcomers Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.
The 22-year-old is said to have chosen the Blues over fellow Midlands rivals Wolves after just 18 months at the Ricoh Arena.
