Gronkjaer on verge of move to Atletico Madrid

JESPER GRONKJAER is on the verge of ending a miserable spell at Birmingham after the Premiership club accepted a bid for the Denmark winger from Atletico Madrid.

Atletico have offered Gronkjaer a two-and-a-half-year deal and, with personal terms expected to be a formality, the 27-year-old could make his debut against city rivals Real Madrid on January 9.

The transfer window prevents players from moving before January, meaning Gronkjaer will have to wait before officially completing his switch to the Vicente Calderon. His likely arrival, for a reported fee of £1.4m, is set to bring an end to Atletico’s protracted search for a right winger and comes as a huge relief to the club’s sporting director Toni Munoz who told www.clubatleticodemadrid.com: “The agreement with Birmingham has been reached between the clubs. Tonight we will meet with the player’s representative to finalise details of the contract and decide when he will sign.