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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.
