Report: Middlesbrough Planning To Make Manchester City Loanee Permanent Transfer

With Stefan Ortega and Scott Carson as understudies to Ederson, Manchester City sent Zack Steffen out on loan to Championship side Middlesbrough to gain some valuable game time during the peak of his career.

Having started 16 of Middlesbrough's 20 league games so far this season, Steffen has established himself as Boro's starting goalkeeper, as the new addition of manager Michael Carrick looks to aid their charge to the top half of the table.

The Man City loanee has only missed out on four league games due to a knee injury and has kept four clean sheets, conceding 19 goals.

With the keeper's current loan deal expiring next summer, Boro are looking at the possibility of making the transfer permanent from City, according to Ekrem Konur, a transfer expert on Twitter.