Middlesbrough head of football Kieran Scott has revealed more details about how the club came to land Manchester City wonderkid Sverre Nypan this summer.

The Norway prospect joined Boro on loan from Manchester City, just one month after completing a £12.5 million move to the Etihad from Rosenborg. There was plenty of interest in taking the 18-year-old on loan when it became apparent that City would look to loan him out, notably from some top clubs across Europe.

In the end, though, Boro won the race. He’d been a player Boro had previously scouted at Rosenborg, but eventually stopped doing so as they realised Europe’s elite were already beginning to circle. That meant Nypan was known to the club’s recruitment team, however.

So when he did become available for loan, Boro’s pre-existin

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