New signing Kevin Phillips

Striker Kevin Phillips has today become the latest addition to Alex McLeish's Blues squad.

The 34-year-old former England international moves to St. Andrew's on a free transfer.

Phillips turned down the opportunity to play top flight football with West Brom to join Blues' bid to return to the Premier League.

Following on from the capture of ex-Everton midfielder Lee Carsley, experienced frontman Phillips has signed a two-year deal with Blues.

Phillips has been a prolific goalscorer throughout his career and last season scored an impressive 24 goals in 38 appearances for the Baggies.

His performances saw him named as the Baggies Player-of-the-Year and he was also named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year.

Prior to his two-season stint at The Hawthorns, which saw Phillips score a total of 46 goals in 81 appearances, 'Super Kev' as he's known affectionately to fans, enjoyed spells with Villa, Southampton, Sunderland and Watford.

Capped eight times by England, he is perhaps best known for his time at the Stadium of Light, where he bagged no less than 132 goals before joining the Saints, the club with whom he had originally started out as a trainee.

To date Phillips has scored an impressive 235 goals in 482 appearances, a ratio of just under one every two games.

You can read an exlusive interview with the striker on www.bcfc.com later this morning.