Birmingham are expected to name Chris Hughton as their new manager in the next 24 hours, with the former Newcastle United boss pipping Roberto Di Matteo to the post.
Chris Hughton has stated his desire to return to a management position
Hughton, 52, took Newcastle back into the Premier League as Championship winners last May but was surprisingly sacked in December and has been out of job since.
The former Tottenham assistant was heavily linked with the West Brom and West Ham jobs earlier this year but he will make his return to management at St Andrew's, filling the managerial hotseat made vacant by Alex McLeish's controversial departure to Aston Villa last week.
Former Chelsea team-mates Di Matteo and Gianfranco Zola were also thought to be in the running, but Birmingham are confident that Hughton can repeat his previous promotion success with Blues next season.
Hughton impressed Birmingham acting chairman Peter Pannu during his interview and Blues owner Carson Yeung is expected to ratify Hughton's arrival, his first managerial appointment since taking control of the club during the early part of the 2009-10 campaign.
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