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Confirmed: Chelsea complete deal for striker: Four-and-a-half-year agreed
PATRICK BAMFORD has joined Middlesbrough from Chelsea on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
Everything you need to know about Patrick Bamford
The 23-year-old joins the north-east club for an undisclosed fee.
Bamford spent the 2014-15 season on loan at Boro, scoring 19 goals as they reached the Championship Play-Off final.
The striker signed for Chelsea in 2012 from Nottingham Forest but failed to make an appearance for the Blues.
Bamford has had loans at six clubs including Crystal Palace, Norwich City.
Patrick Bamford struggled at Burnley on loan this season
He spent the first half of this season at Burnley but played just 34 minutes of football in six substitute appearances.
Bamford is Boro boss Aitor Karanka’s second signing of the January window after the arrival of Rudy Gestede.
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