Bristol City have signed right-back Ryan Fredericks from Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee.
Fredericks, 22, has signed a three-year deal with the Robins.
He has experience of the Championship, having played on loan at Millwall and Middlesbrough in the last two seasons.
A club on the up
Speaking to the Bristol City official website, Fredericks described himself as "absolutely buzzing" to have joined, saying that it was "a long time coming" but saying that the Robins are a club "going in the right direction".
He went on to say that he had watched a lot of the club on television last season, and as a result was aware of the club's successes as they were promoted from League One.
The defender was the one of the Championship's better attacking full-backs last season when he helped Middlesbrough achieve a play-off place for the first time since relegation from the Premier League in 2009.
Towards the end of the season, injury caused him to fall out of favour at Boro, with Czech international Tomas Kalas taking his place in the right-back position.
More competition at the back
Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill said: "He'll provide us with lots of pace in an area where we needed more competition; that wing-back role is a hard shift game after game over the course of the season."
Fredericks is City's second summer signing, with the League One Champions also having brought in Ivorian striker Jonathan Kodjia from Angers for £2m. The 25-year-old was Ligue 2's player of the season as he helped Angers gain promotion to Ligue 1.
Speaking a few weeks back, Kodjia said that he had researched the club before joining, and knows about "the big fanbase, the players and the city of Bristol".
Bristol City begin their Championship campaign on Saturday when they make the trip to Yorkshire to take on Sheffield Wednesday.
