Jim Gannon has made his first signing as Port Vale boss with the acquisition of James O'Shea from Birmingham City on a one month loan deal. The promising 22-year-old is a Republic of Ireland Under-21 international, signed for Birmingham from Galway in August 2009 and has so far made three first-team appearances for the Premier League club.
Gannon is no stranger to O'Shea's talents, telling Vale's official website: "I have tracked the progress of James` career carefully having previously tried to sign him when I was manager at Motherwell and he was at Galway.
"Unfortunately on that occasion he went to Birmingham but I am delighted we have managed to sign him on loan now for Port Vale. He is a player with creative flair who can bring a real attacking dimension to the team and I am certain he will complement our squad here and work well with our existing players."
