Birmingham have signed teenage midfielder Fabrice Muamba on a permanent basis from Arsenal.The 19-year-old has signed a three-year contract after an undisclosed fee was agreed with the Gunners, following his season-long loan to Blues.Birmingham manager Steve Bruce told the club´s official website www.bcfc.com: "This is a great signing for us and I´m absolutely delighted that Fabrice has agreed to join us. When he first arrived here I said he would be a big, big player for us and a crowd favourite, and as the season went on that was exactly what he proved to be."
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