Deal OFF: Onazi denied work permit to join Blues

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.