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Boro have today started their Premier League upgrade by completing the signing of Viktor Fischer.

The Danish winger became the first signing of what could be a busy summer when he penned a deal to bring him to Teesside from Ajax.

Highly rated Fischer, 21, has signed a three year deal at newly promoted Boro with an option of a fourth.

And the move will cost Boro 5 million Euro - £3.8m - with additional performance bonuses and a sell on fee built in.

The switch - first revealed by the Gazette on Tuesday - has been bubbling under for months with both clubs agreeing the deal in principle in initial talks last week and the player keen to make the move.

And the transfer has quickly been completed this week.

The long time target was at a Denmark international training camp preparing for next week’s friendly fixture away in Bosnia-Herteovina when the wheels started turning.

He left the camp to fly to England on Tuesday night with his agent, former Denmark and Ajax midfielder Soren Lerby to meet the Hurworth hierarchy.

The player suffered a nasty hamstring injury 18 months ago that required reconstructive surgery but has since bounced back with 10 goals in 39 games this season.

Boro took specialist advice and he had to undertake a stringent medical this morning but with that hurdle passed the outline agreement was quickly concluded.

The deal has been months in the making said his camp.

“Viktor has long been a candidate for Middlesbrough,” said Steinar Dietz of Essel Sports Management. “It‘s been months back, the interest.

“But at that time still played Middlesbrough in the Championship, so it had to wait for us. “When the promotion to the Premier League became a reality, it is quickly gone through.

“Middlesbrough is an ambitious club and Viktor is an ambitious player.

“Other clubs have shown interest but we have opted for Middlesbrough.”

Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzberg were among a string of other clubs who were keen.

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Fischer has been on the Boro radar since he moved to Holland from Danish side Midtjylland in 2011 as a ‘wonderkid’ being courted by some of the biggest clubs in Europe.

Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester City and Manchester United were all interested after his performance for Denmark in the U17 World Cup but opted for Amsterdam instead.

Fischer is mainly left sided but can play on either flank.

He has made 111 appearances for Ajax and scored a healthy 33 goals in that time, winning the Eredivisie title in 2012-13 and 2013-14 before being sidelined for a year by his injury.

He has also played at every age group for Denmark and won eight full caps.