Birmingham sign Rangers centre-back Davies on loan
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Birmingham City have made their 13th summer transfer window signing by bringing in centre-back Ben Davies on a season's loan from Rangers - while allowing young defender Tommy Fogarty to head north of the border to join Dunfermline Athletic.
Davies, 29, joins a Blues side who have made a solid start under new boss Chris Davies following relegation from the Championship, picking up seven points out of a possible nine from their first three League One matches.
Davies has spent two seasons north of the border with Rangers after signing from Liverpool for 拢4m ona four-year deal in July 2022.
He was with Preston North End until he joined Liverpool as a deadline-day loan signing in February 2021 but he never made a first team appearance.
Instead he moved to Sheffield United for the 2021-22 season, helping the Blades to reach the Championship play-offs.
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Fogarty goes on loan to Dunfermline
Blues have also allowed young defender Fogarty to move the other way, to join Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on loan.
The 20-year-old Northern Ireland Under-21 international also went out on loan last season, with National League side Ebbsfleet United.
Fogarty has another two full seasons on his Blues contract until 2026, having signed a new three-year deal in October 2023.
He joins a Pars side who finished sixth in the Scottish second tier last season and are managed by former Coventry City defender James McPake.