▁B irmingham ▁City ▁signed ▁him ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁on ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁difficult ▁debut , ▁coming ▁into ▁the ▁visit ▁to ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁after ▁an ▁hour ▁with ▁his ▁side ▁two ▁goals ▁down ▁and ▁struggling . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁next ▁match , ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁Bar ns ley ▁three ▁days ▁later , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ball ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁L uk as ▁J ut k iew icz ' s ▁opening ▁goal ▁before ▁cont rolling ▁a ▁lo ft ed ▁pass ▁from ▁Steve ▁Sed don ▁on ▁his ▁ch est ▁and ▁lo bb ing ▁the ▁goal keeper ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win . ▁With ▁no ▁goals ▁to ▁show ▁for ▁all ▁his ▁hard ▁work , ▁by ▁mid - Nov ember ▁Ál var o ▁had ▁lost ▁his ▁place ▁to ▁Ker im ▁M rab ti . ▁With ▁J ut k iew icz ▁rest ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁visit ▁to ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day , ▁Ál var o ▁opened ▁the ▁scoring ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁with ▁a ▁goal ▁that ▁head ▁coach ▁P ep ▁Cl ot et ▁hoped ▁would ▁restore ▁" cal m ▁and ▁confidence " ▁to ▁the ▁player . ▁He ▁scored ▁again ▁ten ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁win ▁away ▁at ▁Reading , ▁but ▁soon ▁lost ▁form ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁last ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0