Last Updated: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:52
Mehdi Nafti has signed a one-year contract extension to stay with relegated Birmingham until 2009.
The Tunisia international has taken up a one-year option on his St Andrews contract, which was set to expire this summer.
Blues manager Alex McLeish is convinced the 29-year-old has the quality to help the club get back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
He told the club's official website: "Mehdi has a good pedigree and is an international player.
"He is not afraid to take the ball and that's the type of player I'd like to have at Birmingham City.
"He's a great character and brings a good spirit to the dressing room.
"He trains the way he plays, he gives everything in training and everything on a matchday.
"Mehdi is the type of player that I identify with and want to bring into the club."