TEENAGE midfielder Nathan Porritt has signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough.

Porritt was unwittingly caught up in 2006's Panorama documentary into irregularities in football when an undercover film crew alleged the then 15-year-old had been offered to Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle without Boro's permission.

Middlesbrough-born Porritt, who represented England at the Under-17s World Cup last year, has signed a two-year deal at the Riverside Stadium.

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