Blues had wanted to sign the Derby midfielder on a permanent deal but sat tight on concluding any deal because Pearson is currently sidelined with a groin injury. "There is a small injury and they're not sure about his medical, so it might be a loan situation the last I heard," the Rams boss told the Birmingham Mail. "Stephen wants it to happen, and Alex McLeish wants it to happen. "So as far as I'm concerned, it will happen.
However, Derby boss Paul Jewell has said that an initial loan deal could still be arranged.
"It's in limbo at the moment, but things are ongoing."