A Delightful Duo
A Delightful Duo
Middlesbrough are delighted to announce the signing of John Souttar from Dundee Utd for £3.8m. John Souttar has impressed at Dundee Utd making 29 apperances last season and averaged an impressive match rating of 7.29.
John Souttar is delighted to have signed a deal at Riverside and looks forward to playing regularly in the English Premier League and hope's to be able improve his game at further at the Boro.
Chairman Tommy Rodgers said he was pleased regarding the signature of John Souttar and was hoping this young blood would help ensure Middlesbrough survival in the Premier League.
Middlesbrough were also pleased with the arrival of Conor Wilkinson from Bolton. Conor Wilkinson managed to score 11 goals in the Championship and the highly ambitious striker was hoping for a great season.
Chairman Rodgers, was pleased with the additional striker to compete with Kike hoping he could become a great success at the club.
Rodgers was later questioned about any further additions to the squad, this is Rodgers statement:
"I'm happy with the Squad currently and more importantly so is our Manager Garry. There was talks to sign a player on loan, but sadly it was too late to finalise any deal so we shall assess the situation in January".
It was rumoured that Riverside was hoping to bring in central attacking midfielder Gerson on loan, but Rodgers declined to comment on the speculation.