Ogenyi Onazi’s proposed move to Birmingham City is off after the player was denied a work permit, BBC Sport have confirmed.
Blues had agreed a deal to sign the 24-year-old in a ?4.5m deal from Turkish club Trabzonspor.
Onazi is a regular in the Nigerian national team but various factors led to his appeal for a work permit being rejected.
He will remain with Trabzonspor.
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