Birmingham City are being very aggressive in the January transfer window and are close to signing Carlos Vicente
09:40, 27 Jan 2026Updated 09:47, 27 Jan 2026
Carlos Vicente in action for Deportivo Alaves(Image: )
Carlos Vicente touched down in England on Monday evening to finalise his transfer to Birmingham City.
A deal has been agreed with Deportivo Alaves to bring Vicente to the Second City after a transfer tug-of-war with Dutch giants Ajax.
Vicente scored in his final game for Alaves against Real Betis on Sunday before receiving the green light to fly to Birmingham and complete a reported £7million transfer.
Vicente was filmed arriving at the airport alongside his agent Eduardo Llanos last night by Spanish outlet El Chiringuito TV.
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Should Blues avoid any last-minute hitches, Vicente is in line to become their fifth signing of an extremely busy January transfer window.
Kai Wagner, Jhon Solis, Ibrahim Osman and August Priske have already joined a Blues side still hoping to reach the play-offs under manager Chris Davies.
So, why have Blues taken a shine to Vicente?
The 26-year-old has registered 10 goals and three assists for Alaves this season despite no longer being a guaranteed starter at the Mendizorrotza.
Five of those strikes have come in the Copa del Rey, with five in La Liga – including goals against Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
Last season, Vicente recorded 10 goal contributions in a league season where he was always available and started 35 matches for Alaves in Spain’s top flight.
Vicente is another winger who is fast and direct, which is how Davies described new wideman Osman. The Blues manager is determined to add speed, physicality and athleticism to his ranks this month.
Vicente isn’t one for stepovers or tricks; he beats his man the conventional route by running towards the byline and relying on his speed.
It is a right-winger Blues require to provide competition to Patrick Roberts and Vicente would be a very different option for Davies.
Describing Vicente, Alaves manager Eduardo Coudet said: “We’re a team that needs to work on movement and ball circulation. We lack that player who can dribble past opponents and create a goal from nothing. The closest to that role is Carlos Vicente, but he’s more comfortable moving wide than playing centrally.”
Vicente could add another layer of unpredictability to Blues’ attack.
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