Rangers 'accept' transfer bid for out-of-favour player
The centre-back played a major role in helping the Blues storm League One, to reach promotion back to the Championship.
Russell Martin is keen to free up space in his first team so that he's able to have more scope to strengthen.
And Davies is one player on the fringes at Ibrox who will likely move on.
According to Lancashire Post (via Football Insider), it appears Davies is heading back to St Andrew's.
It's claimed that Birmingham have agreed a fee of around £750,000 with Rangers for the former Liverpool, Sheffield United and Preston North End player.
Davies only has a year to run on his [[Rangers]] contract have joined in 2022 under Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
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