Port Vale have signed Liverpool centre-back Rhys Williams on loan for the remainder of the season.
He has also had previous loan spells at Kidderminster, Blackpool, Swansea and, earlier this season, Aberdeen.
"He comes into the squad and instantly enhances our defensive options with the quality that he possesses," said Vale manager Andy Crosby.
"This loan signing is yet another example of clubs at the elite level seeing the way that we treat the players both on and off the pitch and the way that we play as a team, and ultimately seeing Port Vale as an ideal home for their future talents' development.