Bruce's Max-imum effort to sign new man

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is stepping up his bid to sign a defender before the transfer window closes with Hammarby’s Max Von Schlebrugge and Slavia Prague’s Martin Latka targets.

Bruce has confirmed that Blues have contacted Hammarby with a view to trying to take 28-year-old Swede Von Schlebrugge on loan for the remainder of the campaign.