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Nathan Redmond is to leave Birmingham City for Norwich City.

The Blues star will link up again with former St Andrew's boss Chris Hughton at Carrow Road.

Norwich and Swansea City both agreed a fee with Blues, and Redmond has opted to join the Canaries.

Blues are set to receive £2 million down and another £1.2 million in add-ons for the teenage winger, who is making his way to East Anglia for a medical.

The sale of the club's most exciting prospect since Trevor Francis is a crushing blow, although sadly not unexpected.

The financial mess engulfing the club has resulted in Blues' Hong Kong-based owners systematically selling off their best players in the transfer windows since Premier League relegation in 2011.

Defender Curtis Davies joined Hull City for £2.25 million last week and now Redmond is out through the exit door.

Redmond, 19, enjoyed the best three months of his career so far from March, when he forced his way back into Lee Clark's side.

And he then went on to become the only shining light in England's disastrous under-21 European Championship campaign.

Redmond was Blues' second youngest player ever, aged 16 years and 173 days, when he made his debut in August 2010.

Under Hughton's Blues tenure in 2011-12 - his first full season as a regular in the senior squad - he made 16 starts and 21 substitute appearances, scoring seven times.

He was named Blues young player-of-the-season.

After Clark replaced Hughton, who quit for Norwich a year ago in June, Redmond made more starts (24) but had peaks and troughs of form until finishing the season in consistent, dangerous style.

Up to eight Premier League clubs registered an interest in Birmingham-born Redmond, who came through Blues Academy.

But only Norwich and Swansea made acceptable bids structured to Blues' liking and the Hughton factor helped sway Redmond's choice.