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HUGILL’S SO HAPPY TO BE AT BORO

Return to roots bringing best out of striker

By Dan Barnes

HIGH LIFE: Jordan Hugill celebrates scoring for Boro and, inset, in action for West Ham last season
PICTURE: PA Images

IT TURNS out that all Jordan Hugill needed to rediscover his mojo was to go back to his roots.
Granted, realising a childhood ambition along the way hardly hampered the striker’s chances of proving a hit during his loan spell with boyhood club Middlesbrough.
Last summer, the 26-year-old was in need of some fresh impetus, having been limited to just 22 minutes of first-team action at West Ham in the month...

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