BBC · Jan 17, 2025
Birmingham sign Norwich defender Hanley
Image caption, Grant Hanley's last game was Scotland's 2-1 win in Poland in NovemberBirmingham City have signed Scotland defender Grant Hanley on a short-term contract until the end of the season from Norwich City.
The 33-year-old former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United centre-back was released from the remaining six months of his Canaries contract to allow him to join Blues.
Hanley becomes the first January transfer window signing made by head coach Chris Davies.
Birmingham have lost fellow defender Lee Buchanan, who will miss the rest of the season with a "severe" knee injury and Dion Sanderson, who has been loaned to John Eustace's Blackburn Rovers.