Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish hopes to sign Aston Villa midfielder Craig Gardner today. The Blues have agreed a fee of around £3.5million for the England Under-21 player, who has also passed a medical. Gardner was this morning finalising personal terms but McLeish has said: "We are very hopeful it will be tied up today. We are confident he will be a Birmingham player by the end of today. He will be a quality signing." More...