The French defender, who Blues boss Steve Bruce tried to sign during the January transfer window but who instead joined Southampton, is a fee agent now that his short-term contract at St Mary's expired at the end of last season.
Bernard will join-up with the Blues squad who are in Norway for a pre-season tour until the middle of next week.
| Olivier Bernard | |||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1979 | Height | 5.9 |
| Place of birth | Paris, France | Weight | 10.11 |
| Nationality | Position | Defence | |
| Comments | Squad No. | ||
Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Team | Debut | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 02/02/2005 | 15 (1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25/07/2001 | 118 (25) | 6 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 13/03/2001 | 9 (1) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards) | ||||||
Season | First App. | Apps (+ sub) | Goals | Yellows | Reds | |
| 14/08/2004 | 41 (4) | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 13/08/2003 | 51 (0) | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 19/08/2002 | 33 (8) | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 25/07/2001 | 8 (14) | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 13/03/2001 | 9 (1) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
Appearances 142 (+ 27 as sub); Goals 8; Yellow cards 29; Red cards 0 | ||||||