Birmingham City reach agreement for former Everton and Middlesbrough ace

Lukas Jutkiewicz has officially signed a new one-year contract at Birmingham, keeping the 35-year-old at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park until the end of the 2024/25 season.

Widely recognised as a club legend, Jutkiewicz wants to help Blues return to the Championship following last season’s relegation. It’s hoped the drop to League One will increase the striker’s game time after he played just 548 minutes in the second tier last term, scoring three goals.

The striker’s presence in the dressing room is just as valuable as it is on the pitch but he understandably wants to feature as often as possible. It awaits to be seen just how much the veteran attacker will play but it’s bound to be more than last campaign.

“It was just a question of getting it done. I think from the minute the season finished I wanted to get back here and look forward to the new challenge,” Jutkiewicz told BluesTV.

"Pre-season is key really, it is so important to hit the ground running. We are back in on Monday and it will be full steam ahead to make sure we are ready for the first game. So, it was incredibly important to get it all wrapped up."

Jutkiewicz continues legendary Birmingham stay

Often utilised as a target man due to his aerial ability and outstanding hold-up play, Jutkiewicz has scored 66 goals and made 27 assists in 330 appearances for Birmingham since joining from Burnley in 2016. What was initially a loan deal has since become a mightily successful £1 million transfer.

Jutkiewicz has starred for other clubs, too, as he scored 15 goals in 71 appearances for Middlesbrough and netted 18 times in 69 games for Coventry City. The striker, who began his career at Everton, has also donned the colours of Swindon Town, Motherwell, Bolton Wanderers, Huddersfield Town, FC Aarau and Plymouth Argyle.