Middlesbrough FC look at former Huddersfield Town midfielder Jamie Paterson on trial

MIDDLESBROUGH manager Neil Warnock says it is a 'no brainer' to bring in former Huddersfield Town attacking midfielder Jamie Paterson on trial during the club's pre-season tour of Devon and Cornwall.
By Leon Wobschall
Published 19th Jul 2021, 14:14 BST
Updated 19th Jul 2021, 14:16 BST
Neil Warnock.Neil Warnock.
Neil Warnock.

Paterson, 29, is a free agent after leaving Bristol City at the end of last season and will spend the new few days training and playing with the Boro squad in the south-west.

Warnock said: “Jamie is a lad I’ve always kept in touch with.

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"It’s a good opportunity to have look at him in this environment, it’s a no-brainer really."

Paterson played over 150 times for the Robins after joining from Nottingham Forest in 2016.

The Coventry-born player started his career with Walsall before linking up with Forest - subsequently featuring for Huddersfield during a season-long loan in 2015-16.

Paterson later spent time on loan at Derby in 2019-20.

He will feature in Boro's pre-season friendly at Saltash United on Monday evening (7pm).

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Boro will then face further non-league opposition in Tavistock on Wednesday before visiting Warnock's former club Plymouth Argyle on Friday.

So far this summer, Boro have made four close-season signings, bringing in keeper Joe Lumley, winger Sammy Ameobi, forward Uche Ikpeazu and former Huddersfield and Leeds United defender Lee Peltier.

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