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Manchester City complete signing of England Under-21 star Jack Harrison from New York City before loaning him out to Middlesbrough

Manchester City have completed the signing of England Under-21s midfielder Jack Harrison from their sister club New York City - and immediately loaned him to Middlesbrough.

Harrison was born in Stoke but moved to the US at the age of 14 and attracted rave reviews for his performances for New York during the 2017 MLS campaign.

And his growing stature was quickly recognised on this side of the Atlantic by England Under-21s boss Aidy Boothroyd, who named him in his squad for the Euro 2019 qualifiers against Scotland and Andorra in October.

Harrison told City's official website: 'I can't wait to get started over here.