The 22-year-old centre-back has made the switch across the Midlands to sign for Blues in what is a club record transfer fee for a defender. "He's a very exciting player and he scores goals from defence, which is an extra. He's a record signing for our defence. We've broken the record and for us it's a substantial signing. "He was a must-have player, we've been tracking him for a long time and we've fought off some ferocious competition from a number of serious clubs. "It's always a great feeling when you beat off competition to win the battle, and by competition I mean clubs that will be battling with you next season. "If you can outmanoeuvre those clubs then you've got a greater chance of survival."
It's a very exciting signing for us, it's very important for us because we've lost a couple of our central defenders," Gold told Sky Sports News.