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<\/p>\nSonny Finch heads out on loan for the rest of the season<\/p>\n
Middlesbrough’s Sonny Finch participates in the pre-season friendly match(Image: MI News\/NurPhoto)<\/p>\n
Young Middlesbrough striker Sonny Finch has joined South Shields on loan for the rest of the season. But he won\u2019t join fellow Boro<\/a> academy prospect Luke Woolston there, with his loan with the Mariners cut short due to injury.<\/p>\n The 20-year-old versatile forward, will head out for the second loan of his young career, after an unsuccessful spell in League Two with MK Dons last term. He\u2019ll hope to help South Shields\u2019 promotion push, with Ian Watson\u2019s side currently top of National League North.<\/p>\n A bright prospect who has been on the fringes of Boro\u2019s first-team for some years, he\u2019s already made six first-team appearances for the club. But this loan could prove an important one for his longer term future.<\/p>\n Finch\u2019s Boro contract is due to expire at the end of this season, though Boro do have an option to extend that deal by another year. Whether they do or not might well be determined by how he handles his loan at Mariners Park.<\/p>\n Finch will reunite with former Boro under-21 team-mate Cain Sykes at his new club, but he arrives as fellow Boro academy prospect Woolston departs.<\/p>\n Having enjoyed a successful period at the sixth-tier club, racking up 15 appearances, his loan has been ended after he picked up an injury in a victory over Chester before Christmas and after further assessment it has been decided that he will return to Boro for his recovery, with this bringing an end to his loan.<\/p>\n South Shields wrote: \u201cLuke Woolston has returned to Middlesbrough<\/a> FC after sustaining an injury during our fixture against Chester FC, to be assessed by their medical staff.<\/p>\n \u201cLuke played in fifteen games for Ian Watson’s side, scoring in two, one being in our FA Cup<\/a> First Round defeat to Shrewsbury Town. We’d like to thank Luke for his major effort and contributions to the side, and we wish him well in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n ————<\/strong><\/p>\n Here at TeessideLive, we are dedicated to bringing you the best Middlesbrough FC<\/a> coverage and analysis.<\/strong><\/p>\n Make sure you don’t miss out on the latest Boro news by joining our free WhatsApp group. You can get all the breaking news and best analysis sent straight to your phone by clicking here<\/a> to subscribe.<\/strong><\/p>\n Your information will be hidden, you’ll only ever receive messages from the Teesside Live sports team, and you can leave any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose ‘Exit group’. If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n