Steve Bruce will pen a 12-month rolling contract with Birmingham City worth around £1.6 million.
The new package, that is likely to earn Bruce at least £1.6 million, is a reward for promotion last season, the club's second in his five-and-a-half-years in charge, and should simplify the manager's terms as Carson Yeung, the new director at St Andrew's, prepares to complete his takeover.