Boro move for Spurs starlet

Strachan hopes to land defender on loan

By Peter O'Rourke   Last updated: 1st February 2010   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Boro move for Spurs starlet

Naughton: Loan target

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Skysports.com understands Middlesbrough are eyeing a loan swoop for Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton.

Boro boss Gordon Strachan is keen to bring in a new right-back and has targeted a move for Naughton.

Highly-rated defender Naughton has yet to start a Premier League game for Spurs since joining from Sheffield United last summer.

The England Under 21 international is well down the pecking order at White Hart Lane and Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is believed to be ready to loan him out so that he can get some valuable first-team action under his belt.

A number of other clubs are thought to be keen on Naughton with Leicester and West Brom expressing an interest in the full-back, but Middlesbrough are in pole position to land the 21-year-old before the transfer window closes on Monday.

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