BORO Head Coach Aitor Karanka is delighted with the loan signing of Ryan Fredericks from Tottenham Hotspur and is hopeful that the young defender will increase competition for places at the Riverside.





"Ryan is a good lad, which is the most important thing for me when signing a player," said Aitor.





"When I bring players in, I always check what they are like as a person because it's important for me to have a good atmosphere in the changing room.





"Ryan is a player who can help us going forward because he's a defender with an attacking mentality.





"He can learn a lot with us. We're going to try and help him develop his defending positioning because he's young and aggressive and likes to go forward."





In regards to other transfer targets, Aitor remains confident that the much-discussed Patrick Bamford saga will soon come to a close, with the striker set to sign in the very near future.





"I think Patrick will be here as soon as possible, he wants to be here and I want him here," said Aitor





"I'm very clear over the players I want. I'm always patient when signing players but the most important thing for me is to have a finished squad with the players we set as targets.





"I'm expecting maybe one surprise before the window closes - but if that player doesn't arrive we will fight with the squad we have."



