McFadden completes Brum switch

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The Goodison Park club announced the completion of the deal on their website on Friday morning after the Scotland international agreed personal terms and passed a medical.

The deal has gone through in time for McFadden to be available for Saturday's visit of Chelsea.

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish said: "I am delighted to have signed James. He is not just a guy who can score great goals. He can also create things and he has got a big heart. He is the type of player you know you are going to get everything from for the entire 90 minutes of a game.

"He has matured. He has had his initiation at Everton in the Premier League and for me he is a definite Premier League player. He has shown that in a very good Everton side this season. When he has come into the side, I am not so sure anyone has looked as good as him."

Birmingham are understood to have agreed to make a down-payment of £4.75million, with another £1million based on add-ons.

Blues striker Garry O'Connor is relishing the chance of reigniting his partnership with McFadden in the Scotland side at club level, saying: "This is a great positive for Birmingham. I've worked with James in the past and he is a fantastic player. It is a great addition to the squad.

"He plays in any position - midfield or striker - so he is great to have in the team. We played a couple of times together for Scotland and James never loses the ball. He has got that passion and commitment towards the game.

"He fights for every ball. He has got that attitude that if he loses the ball, he gets so frustrated and has to run back and chase people.

"He has got that little bit of quality which you have seen at international level and now probably in the Premier League. He can score fantastic goals from anywhere on the pitch."