Former Wolves central defender Christophe Berra is with the Blues squad at this afternoon's friendly at Barnet. The 28-year-old has been reported to be on the verge of a move to Town for the last fortnight.
Edinburgh-born Berra came through the youth system at Hearts and broke into the senior side in the 2003/04 season.
Capped 27 times by Scotland, scoring twice, Berra joined Mick McCarthy’s Wolves for £2.5 million in January 2009. The 6ft 3in tall defender went on to make 149 starts and five sub appearances while at Molineux without scoring.
Berra, whose father is French, had been linked with a move back to Scotland and Rangers but speaking recently Gers’ boss Ally McCoist said he expected him to go elsewhere: "The deal for Berra is off. I think he is going to go to a Championship club.”
Speaking after the recent Crawley friendly, McCarthy said he'd love to have Berra in his squad if a deal could be done: "He’s a free transfer and he’s a really good defender Christophe.
"If I could sign him, I’d be delighted. Whether we can afford to sign him, because he’ll have other offers, he’s a good player.
"But I like him, I signed him, for heaven’s sake, I paid £2 million for him and he helped get us promoted and helped keep us up for two seasons as well.”