Crawley Town have signed defender Josh Dacres-Cogley on a season-long loan from Championship club Birmingham City.

Coventry-born Josh, 23, has been part of the set-up at St Andrew’s since 2011, when he joined the club’s Academy system.

He made his first-team debut in 2016 in an EFL Cup tie against Oxford United and has played 25 first-team games for Birmingham, including Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie at Portsmouth when he played at right-back.

Reds head coach Gabriele Cioffi said: “I know Josh from my time at Birmingham and I think he is a young player with a lot of potential. He can play on the right or left, is athletic and physical and I am sure he will be a big asset to our squad.

"He is a bit like Bez (Lubala) in that he’s at the stage of his career when he wants to develop and play regularly. We’re looking forward to him being a big part of the squad this season.”

Josh has been given squad no. 25 and is available for Saturday’s home game against Salford City.

Crawley have also signed goalkeeper Alfie Jones following his release by MK Dons.

The 18-year-old signs a two-year deal.