Isaiah Jones sets a clear 'end goal' after signing a new Middlesbrough contract

Isaiah Jones has set an end goal of helping Middlesbrough reach the Premier League after signing a new three-year deal at the club.

Jones penned a new three-year deal earlier this week which extends the Londoner's stay on Teesside until 2027. It was a key deal for Boro to conclude, with the flying wide man due to have just 12 months remaining on his previous deal at the end of the current season.

For Jones, the contract is a reward for his comeback season, having overcome off-field struggles last season to return to form this year. With Boro and the supporters providing huge support for Jones during that difficult period, the 24-year-old is now keen to pay the club back.

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Speaking to the club's media after signing his new deal, he said: “I’m really happy to have signed a new deal. It was an easy decision for me and my family. I’m really happy up here, and grateful to have signed the new contract. I still feel young, and I’m just grateful for every opportunity I’ve had, every day since I’ve been here. Long may that continue.

“This season has been up and down, not just for me, but also for the club in general. The amount of injuries we’ve had to deal with is not normal, but if you look at everything the gaffer has done, then I think he’s done an amazing job. He’s done brilliantly just to keep us in contention and talked about for the play-offs.

"We’ve got three more games to go, and we’re just going to give it our all and see what happens. It’s been a good season, 100 per cent, but I get that the fans want more. We also want more, but sometimes you’ve just got to look at the reality for us as a team, and the amount of injuries that we’ve had to deal with.

"It’s hard to deal with a lot of injuries and still try to have a sustainable team or starting XI. If you look at the season overall, we’ve got to the semi-final of the Carabao Cup and played against a big team like Chelsea, and are still in contention, or at least being talked about, for the play-offs. It’s been a good season.

“In three years’ time, then hopefully me and the club are in the Premier League. That’s the aim. We only marginally missed out last season, and it was disappointing to lose in the play-off semi-finals. Hopefully, we can use that as fuel, and everything that’s happened this season, and go again next year and reach the end goal, which is the Premier League.”