Port Vale manager Lee Sinnott has completed the short-term loan signing of youngster Krystian Pearce from Premier League side Birmingham.The move takes the 18-year-old defender to Vale Park on an initial one-month loan deal.

The Valiants, who are bottom of League One, hope to have the centre-back available for this weekend's trip to Bristol Rovers.

Pearce is fresh off the back of a two-month loan spell at Notts County where he impressed with several eye-catching performances at Meadow Lane.

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