Birmingham City are scrambling to land Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies today.

Davies appears set to return for a second loan spell at Leicester City.

But the Daily Mail says Birmingham hope to hijack Leicester 's move for Davies, 25, and may conclude a deal today.

Birmingham could even offer unsettled midfielder Sebastian Larsson in a swap.

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