Jack Barmby

The Portland Timbers have acquired 21-year-old winger Jack Barmby from Leicester City of the English Premier League.

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The Portland Timbers have acquired English Premier League winger Jack Barmby on a season-long loan, a source confirmed to the Oregonian/OregonLive Friday.

The Timbers would not comment on the acquisition.

The terms of the loan were not immediately clear, but the Timbers have generally secured players on loan with an option to buy in the past.

The 21-year-old Barmby is a rising talent and a versatile attacking player that has played on the wing and up top.

Barmby has been a member of Leicester City, which currently sits in first place in the English Premier League, since 2014, though he has only featured for the club's U-21 side. In 2015, he went on short-term loan stints with Football League Championship side Rotherham United and League Two club Notts County.

Barmby began his youth career with Hull City before moving to Manchester United's youth program at the age of 14. In 2014, he scored five goals in 17 appearances while on loan with lower division side Hartlepool United. He moved to Leicester City later that year.

Jack Barmby of Leicester City

The young attacker has also featured at the U-19 and U-20 levels for the England National Team.

Barmby is the son of former English Premier League mainstay and England National Team midfielder Nick Barmby.

The Timbers have been looking to add another winger to the roster ever since former Timbers player Rodney Wallace made the decision to leave Portland and sign with Portuguese side FC Arouca.

Portland was originally pursuing a winger out of Mexico's Liga MX, but the deal fell through.

While Timbers wingers Lucas Melano and Dairon Asprilla are expected to be Portland's starters heading into the season, the addition of Barmby should give the Timbers critical depth in the attack and it is likely that the 21-year-old will be called upon to play an important role for Portland this year.

It was not immediately clear when Barmby would arrive in Portland.

Check out a highlight reel of some of Barmby's goals below:

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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