Birmingham City have confirmed the signing of Ivan Sanchez on a three-year deal, with the winger arriving at St. Andrew's on a free transfer.

Blues have been relatively active in the transfer window thus far this summer, with Aitor Karanka bringing in George Friend and Jon Toral on free transfer.

Karanka now has third summer signing through the door, with another Spaniard, Ivan Sanchez, also arriving on a free transfer.

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Sanchez - who has put pen to paper on a three-year deal in the West Midlands - was a free-agent following his departure from Elche CF, upon the expiration of his contract in Spain.

The 27-year-old made 44 appearances across all competitions for Elche last season, scoring one goal and chipping in with five assists for the Spanish second division side.

The winger helped Elche win promotion to La Liga after beating Girona in the play-offs this week, and he will now embark on life in English football for the first time in his career.

It remains to be seen how Sanchez settles in Birmingham, after the likes of Alvaro Gimenez and Fran Villalba failed to adapt to life in England following their moves to St. Andrew's last term.

Sanchez, though, arrives at St. Andrew's on a high, and he will be keen to hit the ground running when Blues host Brentford on the opening day of the Championship campaign.

Here, we take a look at Birmingham fans' reactions to their latest signing...