Naughton is an England Under-21 international

On-loan Middlesbrough defender Kyle Naughton is confident the club can still secure an instant return to the Premier League.

Boro are currently four points outside the play-offs but Naughton, 21, believes the structure is there to bounce back at the first attempt.

"It's a massive club," Naughton told BBC Tees.

"I can't see why we can't get up into the play-offs and back up to the Premier League."

Having joined Tottenham during the summer along with namesake Kyle Walker from Sheffield United in a joint deal worth £10m, the England Under-21 international arrived at the Riverside on a deal until the end of the season with a growing reputation.

However the Sheffield-born player remains down to earth regarding his promise and is determined to settle quickly in Gordon Strachan's Boro line-up.

"I like to get my head down and play football," Naughton said. "I don't let that side get the better of me to be honest.

"I'm pleased to get to a club that says they're going to play me and get a bit of football in.

"That's the reason I'm a footballer, to be honest, so I'm pleased to be here."

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