Academy youngster commits to Boro despite interest from Premier League teams

Academy youngster commits to Boro despite interest from Premier League teams

Middlesbrough won't have to worry about losing one of their youngsters, who helped the club's Under-18s finish fourth in the Under-18 Premier League this season.

Reports suggest Middlesbrough have reached a long-term contract agreement with Pharrell Willis, who has been attracting interest from a series of Premier League clubs.

Boro signed Willis in 2019, who was 16-year-old at the time. He is as an attacking midfielder, however, he played the majority of this season upfront and on the wide positions, scoring eight times in the league.

According to reports, Leeds United, Chelsea, and West Brom were all interested in him, but he has now agreed to stay with Boro in what could be a long-term deal.

It is only a matter of time before Willis will catch Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock's attention and aim for a place in the Boro first-team squad.

More Boro news...

Welcome to oneBoro

Welcome to oneBoro, bringing you the latest Boro news, transfers, team news, fixtures and results from Middlesbrough FC.

The Boro blog delivers opinion, discussion, views and news from MFC.

Check out the oneBoro Forum to join in the debate with over 975,000 posts and growing!