Wright has struggled to break into the Brighton side

Oxford United have signed Brighton defender Jake Wright on loan until the end of the season.

The left-sided centre-back, 23, worked with U's boss Chris Wilder at Halifax and is eager to force himself in the starting line-up at the Kassam Stadium.

"I wasn't playing at Brighton and I want to be playing games," said Wright.

"I am coming to a club that is basically a league club and is going in the right direction. I want to be playing football."

Wilder said: "I had Jake at Halifax and took him out of Bradford City reserves and he was superb for me.

"I think that a lot of the teams that come and play against us play one up front and so it is important that we have that balance coming out with a left-footer."

Wright joined Brighton from Crawley for an undisclosed fee in the summer but has only started six games.

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