Jonathan Leko: Birmingham City sign West Brom forward and Andres Prieto
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Jonathan Leko was a regular for Charlton last season before a knee injury ended his campaign
Birmingham City have signed forward Jonathan Leko from West Brom for an undisclosed fee and Spanish goalkeeper Andres Prieto on a free transfer.
Both players have signed three-year deals with the Championship side.
Baggies academy product Leko, 21, played 23 games for the club, having made his senior debut as a 16-year-old.
Former Malaga keeper Prieto, 26, arrives after his second spell with La Liga club Espanyol, having started his career as a youngster at Real Madrid.
Leko was on loan at Charlton last term until a knee ligament injury saw his spell cut short in December.
While at The Valley he was racially abused by Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla, who was banned for eight games and fined in February.
Birmingham say they beat "several clubs" to sign Leko, who scored five goals in 21 games for fellow Championship side Charlton in 2019-20.
Prieto, who is 6ft 4ins tall, arrives following the release of Blues' former first-choice keeper Lee Camp.
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