Callum Brittain admits it might not be the most ideal of circumstances, but he’ll be ready to do whatever is required of him if selected to make his Middlesbrough debut this weekend.
After a month-long wait, Boro finally landed Brittain, who was their top summer transfer target, on Monday, less than a week before the new season kicks off. Boro had to be patient to land the 27-year-old, with negotiations with Blackburn Rovers reaching an impasse over his valuation.
A deal was finally secured in time for Brittain to come in before the start of the season. And though he’s not played a pre-season friendly for Boro, he has built his sharpness over the summer at Blackburn. It means, with his attributes so key to how Rob Edwards wants to play at Boro, he could go straight into the team on