Preston sign Brighton's Offiah for more than £1m

Championship side Preston North End have signed defender Odel Offiah from Brighton & Hove Albion on a four-year deal for an undisclosed "seven-figure fee".

The 22-year-old spent last season on loan at North End's local rivals Blackpool where he made 40 League One appearances and scored one goal.

Offiah, who can play at right-back and centre-back, came through the ranks with Brighton and has made six Premier League appearances for the Seagulls.

"Speaking to the gaffer [Paul Heckingbottom], I think we saw eye to eye in terms of how I want to develop as a footballer - this is definitely the right place for me," Offiah told Preston's club website., external

He becomes Preston's fifth summer signing so far, following the arrivals of Daniel Iversen, Thierry Small, Jordan Thompson and Pol Valentin.