Chelsea defender Michael Hector will join Fulham on a permanent deal in January.

The 27-year-old has already started training with Fulham and has signed a contract until 2022, the club holding an option to extend by another year.

After arriving at Craven Cottage, Hector told Fulham's website: "It's good to now be a part of the setup here. Hopefully things can work out well and we can get promoted.

I know how tough the Championship is and it won't be any different for us. We'll have to work hard for it but the squad is very good and my job will be to help them push for promotion."

Hector didn't play for Chelsea once after joining from Reading in 2015.