Ivan Sanchez: Birmingham City sign winger from Elche
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Ivan Sanchez featured for Elche as they beat Girona on Sunday to win promotion from the Spanish Segunda Division
Championship club Birmingham City have signed winger Ivan Sanchez on a free transfer from Spanish side Elche.
The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year contract with the Blues, with the option of a further year.
Former Almeria and Albacete man Sanchez spent three years with Elche, helping the club win promotion to La Liga last season via the play-offs.
The Spaniard becomes Birmingham boss Aitor Karanka's third signing of the summer transfer window.
Meanwhile, midfielder Fran Villalba will return to Almeria on loan for the 2020-21 season after spending the second half of last term with the Spanish second-tier club.
And Paul Robinson, who joined the club's coaching staff after retiring as a player in 2018, has also left Blues, ending an eight-year association with the club.
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