Port Vale FC are delighted to announce the loan signing of Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder, Jensen Weir.
The loan deal will see the 21-year-old remain with the Valiants for the remainder of the 2023/24 Sky Bet League One season.
The attacking midfielder has spent the first half of the 2023/24 season on loan at Blackpool following a fruitful campaign on loan at then League One side, Morecambe, where he scored ten goals across all competitions.
Weir began his career at Wigan Athletic before making the move to Brighton and Hove Albion in 2020, aged 18, and has since been capped at international level for both England and Scotland at all age groups from U16s to U20s.
Speaking of the loan signing of Jensen Weir, Port Vale FC Manager, Andy Crosby, said:
“I am absolutely delighted to welcome Jensen to the club.
“He is a player of real quality that we have kept tabs on for quite a while now, especially following his time at Morecambe last season. He has a fantastic drive to improve himself every day both on and off the pitch and possesses each of the personal qualities required to be a member of our squad here at Port Vale.
“Jensen comes in and immediately provides strong competition for places across our midfield and we look forward to working closely with him as we move into the second half of the season.
“I would personally like to thank Brighton for trusting us to develop one of their younger players and it continues our relationships with top Premier League clubs.
“These clubs are seeing our style of play and want their best young talents to come to play at Port Vale as a result.”
Port Vale FC’s Director of Football, David Flitcroft, said:
“We are grateful to Brighton for allowing us to loan one of their highly rated prospects.
“We have monitored Jensen for over 18 months and when you look at a player going out on loan, you want to see what impact they have. Jenson’s impact in League One, scoring 10 goals and creating 6 assists is a testament to his contribution at this level.
“Jenson has been recruited to fit our style of play and bolster our midfield options that have been decimated due to Ollie Arblaster returning to Sheffield United and the unfortunate injuries to Funso Ojo and Ben Garrity.
“His work at Morecambe in particular lead us to pursue him in the summer and, unfortunately, we just missed out, but we are delighted that he has now decided to join us for the second half of the campaign.
“We believe that there has been strong competition for Jensen’s signature from clubs at League One level, but he has decided to come to us and I think that is a testament to the work that we have done in the first half of the season with our loan signings and our style of play has demonstrated that Port Vale is a well-placed home for the Premier League’s young talent.”