Watford sign Chelsea full-back Wiley on loan

Caleb Wiley joined Chelsea on a six-year deal

Watford have signed US international Caleb Wiley on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season.

The 20-year-old left-back arrives at Vicarage Road after recovering from a shoulder injury, with the Hornets 12th in the Championship, three points outside the play-off places.

He joined Chelsea from Major League Soccer side Atlanta United but has yet to make his debut for the Blues and spent the first half of the season on loan at French club Strasbourg.

Wiley won his first international cap against Mexico and has added two further appearances since then.

"Caleb's a really athletic left-back with great technical quality – as you'd expect from a Chelsea player," said boss Tom Cleverley.

"It'll be a couple of weeks before we see him in training, so that's a known quantity and we're fine with that.

"It's great to add Caleb to our defensive options and I'm looking forward to getting him integrated with the group."

Watford have also signed Norway goalkeeper Egil Selvik and defender James Abankwah during the January transfer window, but Ken Sema and Festy Ebosele have left the club.

They return to action on Saturday with an away game against Sunderland.