Shrewsbury Town keeping Adam Reach on loan

Reach originally arrived at the Greenhous Meadow on a month's loan on August 16 and has made five appearances for Graham Turner's side since then.

Saturday's 1-1 draw at Crawley, in which the 20-year-old played the last four minutes, was the last game of that initial spell.

But Turner was keen to extend Reach's stay and a deal had been reached for him to remain for a further month.

Boro have retained a 24-hour recall as part of the deal meaning that, like Birmingham striker Akwasi Asante earlier this season, he could be head back to his parent club at short notice.

Turner said: "We have spoken to Middlesbrough and agreed that Adam will be staying for at least another month, which is good news."

Reach has seen his first team appearances limited to 18 in three years at Middlesbrough but had made four straight starts for Shrewsbury prior to Saturday.

And he enjoyed a goalscoring debut for Town, netting in their 2-0 home win over Swindon last month.

But Turner believes the youngster is capable of improving on his recent showings.

He said: "With Adam not being a regular starter I can see his frustration but he has a lot of ability and has already got a goal for us."

Reach is currently one of three loanees at Town, along with fellow Boro player Curtis Main and Aston Villa striker Graham Burke, whose loan will run until January.