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Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori joins Brighton & Hove Albion on loan

Chelsea defender, Fikayo Tomori, has joined Championship club, Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan for the rest of the season. Both Chelsea and Brighton have confirmed the move on the clubs’ respective official websites.

Fikayo Tomori has tonight joined Brighton on loan until the end of the season…https://t.co/M4bZtkc8EM

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 23, 2017

The player has confirmed the move on Twitter:

The 19-year-old defender is one of the most promising young defenders in the Chelsea academy system. The Blues have bright hopes on him, as he made his first-team debut at 18 in the final game of last season.