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Brighton & Hove Albion sign Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori on loan

By Giuseppe Labellarte, Reporter | 23 January 2017

Brighton & Hove Albion confirm the loan signing of Chelsea and England Under-20 defender Fikayo Tomori until the end of the season.

Brighton & Hove Albion have confirmed the loan signing of Chelsea teenager Fikayo Tomori until the end of the season.

The Canadian-born defender, 19, is available for Chris Hughton's side to face Cardiff City in the Championship on Tuesday.

Hughton told the official Seagulls site: "We have brought in Fikayo on loan from Chelsea to provide us with some additional cover in the full-back positions, and we are delighted to welcome him to the club.

"He is a highly-rated young full-back, by both Chelsea and England; he is predominantly a right-back, but he can play in any position across the back four, and will give us good defensive cover for the first team for the second half of the season.

"Currently we have a few minor injury issues in the full-back positions, so his arrival will also allow us to send Rob Hunt out on loan to gain valuable playing experience; at this stage of Rob's development, it will benefit his long-term progression to be playing regular senior football."

Tomori, an England Under-20 international, made his Blues debut on the final day of last season against Premier League champions Leicester City.