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Chelsea deal confirmed: Defender leaves on loan
BRIGHTON have signed Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori on loan until the end of the season.
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The 19-year-old passed his medical at the Championship club this evening.
And Tomori will link up with his new Brighton team-mates tomorrow ahead of their game with Cardiff.
Fikayo Tomori has made one Premier League appearance for Chelsea
The England Under-20 international has made one Premier League appearance for Chelsea which came in the final game of last season against champions Leicester.
But Antonio Conte has sent him out on loan to get the right-back more first-team experience.
Fikayo Tomori featured for Chelsea against Leicester at Stamford Bridge last May
We have brought in Fikayo on loan from Chelsea to provide us with some additional cover
Brighton boss Chris Hughton, whose side sit second in the Championship table, told the club's official website: "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."
This is the Canadian-born defender's first loan spell away from Chelsea, having risen up through the youth ranks in west London.
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