Neil Maddison has given his verdict on new Boro signing Jeremy Sarmiento believing the Brighton loanee "fits the bill" as the Teesside club chase promotion.
Former Middlesbrough midfielder Maddison believes that the Ecuador international will improve under boss Kim Hellberg after joining on Tuesday, despite limited game time during a loan spell at Cremonese.
The 23-year-old only made seven appearances while on loan at the Serie A side, all coming from the bench.
"I'm sure [Hellberg] will get a tune out of him," Maddison told BBC Radio Tees.
"He's got a little bit about him in terms of his pace, technically he's very good so I think he fits the bill for the way we play.
"It's another good addition, it gives you another option and I'm just hopeful that he can start firing, and grow under Kim Hellberg."
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