Birmingham City have today completed the signing of Peter Løvenkrands on a Bosman free transfer after the player was released by Newcastle earlier this month.

The 32-year-old Danish forward has agreed personal terms on a two-year contract and completed a standard medical earlier this afternoon. The transfer was confirmed this evening on the Birmingham City official club website.

Løvenkrands will become Lee Clark’s and Birmingham City’s first transfer of the summer following the lifting of the transfer embargo imposed upon the club in March after Chairman Carson Yeung failed to file the clubs 2010/11 accounts before the league deadline.

Løvenkrands joined Newcastle in 2009 on a free transfer after his contract with Shalke 04 expired. During his four seasons with the club, Løvenkrands made a total of 84 appearances scoring 29 times, 13 of which helping Newcastle to an immediate return to the Premier League.

Løvenkrands has been training with Newcastle United while he searched for a new club and today he reported instead to Birmingham City’s Wast Hill’s training centre with this new team-mates ahead of their 2012/13 pre-season training.

Lee Clark has been speaking to Birmingham Official Website about the transfer:

“He did very well for Newcastle, has scored goals at this level and he played a huge part in getting them promoted from this division, actually winning the league.” “People I have spoken to about him have been very impressed. He had a good pedigree at Rangers scoring Champions League goals and we are looking forward to adding him to the squad.” “When I spoke to him about the move he made a decision very quickly. Once we got an agreement, he’s bringing his family down, moving to the area, doing that very, very quickly as well so it shows you he’s very committed to the job in hand and that can only be good for us and the supporters.” “I have got to see him quite a bit and he’s a very popular guy as well. He has a good work ethic and he ticked all the boxes for me in terms of not just being a good player but by being a good character.”

Peter himself turned to Twitter to announce the transfer and thank the Newcastle fans:

“That’s it I am now the new Birmingham city Number 11! Really looking forward to get started! Just want to say a BIG thank you to all the Newcastle fans that has supported me over the years! I can’t thank you’s enough for the way you’s supported me when my dad passed away! I’ll never forget it!”

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