{"id":480222,"date":"2011-09-01T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/09\/01\/dann-leaves-blues-for-blackburn\/"},"modified":"2011-09-01T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T15:25:07","slug":"dann-leaves-blues-for-blackburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/09\/01\/dann-leaves-blues-for-blackburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Dann leaves Blues for Blackburn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"66\">\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<p>Dann scores for Birmingham<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blackburn have signed centre-back Scott Dann from Birmingham for \u00a36m.<\/p>\n<p>Dann, 24, has penned a four-year contract with the Ewood Park club who have yet to score a point after three Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I need to play and I&#8217;m not happy unless there are games so I am delighted I am now playing for Blackburn,&#8221; said Dann.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t an option for me to stay in the Championship, I needed a new challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dann had an impressive first season in the Premier League with Birmingham in 2009\/2010 and was playing well last season until a hamstring put him on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Born:<\/strong> 14 February 1987<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position:<\/strong> Defender<\/li>\n<li><strong>Current club:<\/strong> Blackburn<\/li>\n<li><strong>Former clubs:<\/strong> Walsall, Coventry, Birmingham<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now back to full fitness, the 24-year-old former Coventry player had been linked with a number of clubs this summer following Blues&#8217; relegation from the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I&#8217;ve been at Birmingham there has been a lot of speculation that I would be leaving and to get it finally wrapped up is a relief,&#8221; added Dann.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I heard of Blackburn&#8217;s interest a couple of days ago and it has all happened quickly and I was delighted to get it all sorted last night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From a personal point of view I would have liked it to have been done sooner so I could have got straight in with my new team-mates but it hasn&#8217;t worked out that way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool-born defender had a medical in Lancashire on Wednesday, but the finalities of his contract were not confirmed until less than 30 minutes before the close of the transfer window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Go here to read the rest:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/14740455.stm\" title=\"Dann leaves Blues for Blackburn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dann leaves Blues for Blackburn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Dann scores for Birmingham Blackburn have signed centre-back Scott Dann from Birmingham for \u00a36m. 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