COLCHESTER United have completed their third deadline day signing after snapping up winger Tyreik Wright on loan from Premier League side Aston Villa.

The 20-year-old has arrived at the U's to bolster their attacking options, having spent the first half of the season on loan at their League Two rivals, Salford City.

Wright, who has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level, played 18 times for the Ammies in the current campaign, scoring once.

He featured in Salford's 2-0 win at Colchester, last October but was recalled from the loan by Villa, earlier this month.

 

County Cork-born Wright, who signed for Aston Villa in 2018 after joining them from Lakewood Athletic, was one of a number of academy players at Villa Park to earn a professional contract, last summer.

Wright has also spent time on loan at Walsall in the 2020-21 season, making 16 appearances for the Saddlers in League Two.

He becomes the U's tenth signing so far, in this month's window.

Wright follows Camron Gbadebo, Sam Hornby, John Akinde, Tom Dallison, Cameron Coxe, Corie Andrews, Emyr Huws, Owura Edwards and Myles Kenlock in joining the U's, in January.