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Aitor Karanka is considering whether to include new signing Ryan Fredericks in his squad for Saturday's home clash with Reading.
The 21-year-old attacking full-back, who trained with the first squad this morning, has signed a season-long loan deal with Boro and is eligible to play at the weekend.
Fitness permitting, Damia Abella will be the first right-back for the time being but Fredericks gives Karanka options in a position that proved problematical to fill following the departures of Jozsef Varga and Stuart Parnaby at the end of last season.
The Boro head coach said: “I am very pleased to sign Ryan because he plays in a position I have been trying to sort for a lot of months.
“Eventually we managed to bring in Damia from Spain and now we've got a young lad from Tottenham.”
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Karanka revealed today that he spoke at length about Fredericks with Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino and received a glowing report from the Argentinian.
“I was speaking to Mauricio about him and I think it is a good deal for everybody, “ he revealed.
“Like the young lads we brought in from Chelsea, I like to work with these kind of players and I think it is going to be a good thing.
“I don't know yet whether he will be in the squad for the Reading game because I need to make sure he is 100% fit, but I'm pleased he's joined us and we will need him as the season goes on because we have a lot of games in the Championship and I will need to give players a rest.”
Fredericks is a product of the Tottenham Academy and has spent time on loan with Brentford and, last season, with Millwall.
He's also been capped at England Under-19 level.
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