Oxford United have signed Blackburn Rovers defender Joe Grayson. The 21-year-old becomes the U’s second signing of the window after Luke McNally arrived from St Patrick’s Athletic.
Like McNally, Grayson is a left-sided centre back that can also cover at left-back. Given that Jordan Obita has recently departed for Wycombe Wanderers, finding cover for Josh Ruffels seemed a priority and it appears the U’s have found it.
According to Rich Sharpe of the Lancashire Telegraph, the U’s were interested in the 21-year-old earlier in the window.
Grayson has made eight appearances for Rovers in Premier League 2 this season. The young defender has turned out 60 times for the academy side.
At senior level, however, he has managed just two Blackburn appearances but played the full 90 minutes in Carabao Cup games against Lincoln City and Oldham Athletic.
The defender also spent time on loan at Grimsby Town in League Two, where he made eight appearances and scored twice.
He joins on loan from Rovers until the end of the season.
