Middlesbrough sign Newcastle defender Targett
Matt Targett has not featured for Newcastle United this season
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Middlesbrough have signed Newcastle United wing-back Matt Targett on a season-long loan deal.
The Teessiders have strengthened an area of their squad which was left short by the hamstring injury to Alex Bangura, expected to keep the Sierra Leone international out of action until after the international break.
Targett moved to St James' Park for £15m in 2022 from Aston Villa but played just 20 minutes of Premier League football last season, and featured in five matches across all competitions.
The 29-year-old does have a wealth of experience having also featured for Southampton in the top flight.
He has spent 14 of his 15 senior seasons in the Premier League, the exception being a loan move to Fulham, then in the Championship, in 2017-18.
Targett is also a former England under-21 international, helping the team to victory in the Toulon Tournament in 2016.
Targett becomes Boro's seventh signing of the summer transfer window, adding to the arrivals of Alfie Jones, Callum Brittain, Abdoulaye Kante, Sontje Hansen, Sverre Nypan and Adilson Malanda.
