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Birmingham City want to sign midfielder Ravel Morrison on loan from Lazio
Morrison has been training with the Blues and played in two pre-season games
Birmingham boss Harry Redknapp previously managed Morrison at QPR

By Simon Jones for the Daily Mail and Robert Summerscales For Mailonline

Published: 06:49 EDT, 2 August 2017 | Updated: 10:51 EDT, 2 August 2017

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Birmingham City have asked to take Ravel Morrison on loan from Lazio.

The Italian club turned down Birmingham's initial request to take the 24-year-old but their stance has changed in recent days.

Morrison has been training with Birmingham in recent weeks and featured in friendlies against Oxford United and Kidderminster Harriers.

Birmingham City want to sign Ravel Morrison on loan from Serie A club Lazio following a trial

Blues manager Harry Redknapp is keen to work with Morrison after a previous link-up at QPR

Morrison played under Redknapp at Loftus Road in 2014 and the pair were recently reunited

MORRISON'S LOANS

Birmingham (Aug 2012 - May 2013) - 30 appearances, three goals

QPR (Feb 2014 - May 2014) - 17 appearances, six goals

Cardiff (Sept 2014 - Jan 2015) - seven appearances, zero goals

QPR (Jan 2017 - May 2017) - five appearances, zero goals

Loan moves have punctuated Morrison's career as the former Manchester United youth star has struggled to live up to expectation.

Morrison's two most successful loan stints to date have been his season-long stay at Birmingham in 2012-13 and the three months spent at Queens Park Rangers in the following campaign.

He scored six goals in 15 Championship appearances for QPR to help them secure promotion to the Premier League in 2014.

Harry Redknapp was the manager responsible for bringing Morrison to Loftus Road and the former QPR boss is now in charge of Birmingham.

Redknapp has an impressive record of getting the best out of controversial characters, having worked well with the likes of Paolo Di Canio and Emmanuel Adebayor.

If anyone can resurrect Morrison's troubled career, it's Harry.