Kenneth Omeruo has
today (Tuesday) joined
Middlesbrough on loan
for the remainder of the
season. Omeruo, 20, can operate
as a central-defender or
right-back and spent the
early part of this season
training with the first
team squad having
returned from a loan
spell at ADO Den Haag in
the Netherlands.
After moving to Den
Haag in January 2012,
shortly after signing for
Chelsea, Omeruo
established himself as a
regular in the side and
scored his first goal
against FC Groningen
towards the end of the
2011/12 season.
The youngster remained
at the club for the whole
of the 2012/13 campaign
in which he continued to
flourish.
His displays at club level
led to a call-up for the
senior Nigeria squad
ahead of the Africa Cup
of Nations where, after
coming on as a
substitute in their
opening game, he played
the full 90 minutes in the
following five matches as
the Super Eagles won the
tournament.
Omeruo spent the
majority of last season
playing at centre-back,
and he was again
involved for Nigeria
during their
Confederations Cup
campaign in the
summer, playing in all
three games.
He also helped Nigeria
secure their place at the
2014 World Cup finals,
recovering from a
shoulder injury to play in
the second leg of their
qualification play-off win
against Ethiopia.
Omeruo made his first
appearance in a Chelsea
shirt for the Under-21s in
a 3-3 draw against West
Ham United in
November.

Lovely