BIRMINGHAM are lining up Standard Liege centre-back Oguchi Onyewu. (Daily Mirror) The 27-year-old American international - nicknamed 'Gooch' - is nearing 200 appearances for the Belgian club and spent a brief spell on loan at Newcastle in 2007 where he made 11 appearances.

BIRMINGHAM are lining up Standard Liege centre-back Oguchi Onyewu. (Daily Mirror)

The 27-year-old American international - nicknamed 'Gooch' - is nearing 200 appearances for the Belgian club and spent a brief spell on loan at Newcastle in 2007 where he made 11 appearances.