Swansea City have signed Olympiakos’ England Under-20 centre-back Nelson Abbey on loan for the rest of the season.
Abbey, 20, left Reading to join Greek side Olympiakos for an undisclosed fee in January, when the Royals needed to raise funds because of their financial problems.
But the Reading-born player has now been allowed to join Swansea with Europa Conference League champions Olympiakos keen for him to play Championship football.
"I think his signing makes us a stronger squad," said Swansea head coach Luke Williams.
"He has key performance data that we really like in terms of being able to recover the ground behind him, because we are often very high up the pitch.
"He has shown really good one-v-one ability to defend and he shows a really good attitude towards having the ball, which is where some defenders feel uncomfortable."
Abbey made 31 senior appearances for Reading after coming through the club's academy, and wore the captain's armband in League One before leaving the Royals.
He was also linked with Luton Town - who at that stage were a Premier League club - during the January window.
Abbey made four appearances for Olympiakos in the second half of last season but was an unused substitute as they began the new Greek Super League season last weekend.
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