With a statement on their official website, Championship outfit Brighton &amp; Hove Albion have announced the loan signing of promising Nigerian defender Fikayo Tomori until the end of the season.<br /><br />The Canadian-born player made his debut for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw with Leicester City at the end of the 2015-2016 campaign but has not made any single appearance for the first team this season. <br /><br /><span class="body1">&ldquo;</span>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, <span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo; manager Chris Hughton said.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span class="body1">&ldquo;</span>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.<span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo;</span></span></span><br /><br />Tomori will link up with his new teammates ahead of the visit of Cardiff City on Tuesday, January 24. <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : seagulls.co.uk<br />