Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce has completed the season-long loan signing of Chelsea midfielder Jiri Jarosik.

The 27-year-old player will then make the move permanent at the end of the current campaign.

Bruce had faced competition from Celta Vigo and Besiktas for Jarosik but the player had made it clear he wanted to play at St Andrews.

Jarosik joined Chelsea from CSKA Moscow in January 2005 but made only three Premiership appearances for the London club and his chances of establishing himself with Chelsea further diminished with the arrival last week of Michael Essien from Lyon.

More on this story in Tuesday's Birmingham Post