Birmingham City set to sign Rangers midfielder Juninho Bacuna
Birmingham City are closing in on the signing of Rangers midfielder Juninho Bacuna, understands.
Blues submitted a bid for Bacuna on Tuesday and the midfielder has arrived in the second city for a medical today.
Bacuna has been at Blues’ Wast Hills training base to complete his return to England from the Scottish champions.
The midfielder has plenty of Championship experience having spent three years at Huddersfield Town before joining Rangers last summer.
Bacuna’s opportunities have been limited at Rangers though, with Joe Aribo and Glen Kamara among those often selected ahead of the 24-year-old.
Bacuna has played 12 times for Rangers this season, including four outings in the Europa League. He scored his only goal for the club in a 4-2 win over Ross County in November.
Signing a new midfielder has been a priority for technical director Craig Gardner and head coach Lee Bowyer, who still hopes to sign two new players in the transfer window.
Bowyer currently has summer signing Ryan Woods, Gary Gardner and Ivan Sunjic to choose from in the engine room, while 17-year-old Jordan James has made 12 appearances this term.
Bacuna plays for Curacao at international level, but he was born in Holland and represented his birth country at youth level.
Before joining Huddersfield in 2018, Bacuna was on the books of Dutch club Groningen for 12 years.
He is the brother of Cardiff City midfielder Leandro Bacuna, who spent four years playing for Blues’ fierce rivals Aston Villa.
Blues have signed Teden Mengi, Onel Hernandez and Taylor Richards already this month, although the latter hasn’t yet made his debut due to injury, and Bacuna is set to become the club's fourth January addition.