Luke Ayling admits he has an eye on the future after launching his own youth academy earlier this year.

The Middlesbrough defender has enjoyed an excellent start to this season - made all the more impressive because of the doubts that surrounded him heading into the campaign off the back of last season’s struggles. The 33-year-old was hit by injuries last term that impacted his form, and he admitted himself recently that he started to doubt how much longer he had left.

Having taken a keen interest in helping kids in his community in North Yorkshire , it was during his spell on the sidelines that he started to think seriously about how he could really start to make a difference. This summer, the Luke Ayling Football Academy was launched in Knaresborough.

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