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Carlisle to get Boro starlets

Carlisle United are set to strike a deal with Middlesbrough to take a clutch of their brightest young players on loan.

Boro faced The Cumbrians during pre-season and the Premier League club were impressed with what they saw.

Now Gareth Southgate is set to allow some of his young players to move to Brunton Park over the coming season.

"I had a fantastic conversation with Gareth and his assistant Malcolm Crosby when they came into my office after the game," confirmed Carlisle boss Neil McDonald.

"They were very complimentary about everything concerning the football club, and we have definitely put down a few seeds about him letting us have players on loan if we need them.

"They were impressed, if not surprised, with how well we played, and they were certainly impressed with the pitch.

"All that is a good selling point for a manager if he wants some of his young players to play somewhere for a few months to get some experience. The feedback from Gareth on that front was excellent."

Source: Skysports