Posh have made their second signing in a day with the arrival of highly-rated Birmingham City midfielder Brandon Khela.
Peterborough United are delighted to confirm the signing of Birmingham City midfielder Brandon Khela for an undisclosed fee, with the 20-year-old penning a four-year (with a additional year's option).
Khela completed a medical at the Bespoke Builds Training Ground on Tuesday evening and manager Darren Ferguson is excited to work the former England Under 17 international.
Ferguson said: "I am absolutely delighted we have managed to secure the signature of Brandon, I think he is going to be a really good player, he is an excellent signing for the football club.
"He has been with Birmingham City for most of his life, he had a loan stint at Bradford City last season, played 15 times and I like the fact he played for a team that had to win every week. You have to do that at Bradford and of course they went on to gain promotion.
"He is athletic, good on the ball, 6' 1", ticks all of the boxes in terms of what I want from a midfielder. I think we needed to be more athletic in that position.
"I know there were other clubs interested, but the chairman has managed to get this done and I am delighted. He can play anywhere in midfield. The thing about football and the way people talk about the game, it is all about 4's, 6's, 8's and 10's, I don't really buy into that - he is a midfielder.
"As a midfielder, you need to be able to do everything, you need to be able to tackle, run, pass, get goals and assists. Depending on what formation we play, and we are looking at a few this season, he can play in different ways and different areas. He runs and runs, gets on the ball, gives you a bit of size and I don't want to put too much pressure on him, but he has the attributes of a younger Hector Kyprianou.
"It is a big signing, we have really pushed and pushed, we have managed to keep it under the radar for quite a while and now we can really look forward to working with him," Ferguson enthused.
Coventry-born Khela has been with the Blues since the age of seven with loan spells at Ross County and Bradford City and Posh beat off competition from a host of other clubs to secure his signature.
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