Birmingham manager Steve Bruce expects to seal the signing of Liverpool striker Emile Heskey within the next 48 hours.
Heskey, likely to be named in England's Euro 2004 squad today, has been lined up for a £3.5 million sterling move to St Andrews after joining Liverpool for £11 million from Leicester in March 2000.
It has been reported the fee could rise to £6 million depending on appearances and Birmingham's success.
Bruce has already secured Chelsea striker Mikael Forssell on another 12-month loan and sees Heskey as the perfect foil to the Finn.
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Heskey has scored 60 goals in 228 appearances for the Reds but with Djibril Cisse set to arrive from Auxerre in the summer, only a move away from Anfield will guarantee first-team football.