Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate believes Dutch winger Marvin Emnes will have a big impact in the Premier League once he has settled.

New Middlesbrough signing Marvin Emnes was a former junior sprinter and now hopes to hit the ground running in The Premier League.

Middlesbrough new boys Marvin Emnes and Didier Digard are relishing their new challenge.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has tipped new signings Didier Digard and Marvin Emnes to push themselves into the first-team picture next season.

Marvin Emnes admits talking to Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate was enough to convince him to spurn the advances of a clutch of other clubs and realise his ‘dream’ of playing in The Premier League.

Middlesbrough are believed to be closing in on a move for Sparta Rotterdam winger Marvin Emnes.