Middlesbrough striker Lukas Jutkiewicz hoping to stay on at Bolton Wanderers after loan

Lukas Jutkiewicz hopes Wanderers will find a way of keeping him beyond the end of this season.

While admitting there have been no talks with his parent club Middlesbrough so far, the in-form striker says he has felt at home since swapping the Riverside for the Reebok at the start of the year.

Jutkiewicz has just over a year left on his contract with Boro and has proved a hit with Wanderers fans, scoring four goals in his last six games and forging a productive partnership with fellow loanee Joe Mason.

The 24-year-old struck again in the 5-1 demolition of Leeds United on Saturday and believes he has found a good fit in Dougie Freedman’s management style as he prepares to spearhead the attack again at Derby tonight.

“I have not had any talks yet; I leave the talking to everyone else to be honest,” he said. “But I am enjoying it here and would love to stay here for longer than my loan period.

“Straight away I felt comfortable at Bolton and it feels like a good place for me. I would really like to organise something that will allow me to stay for longer.

“I am here until the end of the season so hopefully we can sort something out to make it go longer.”

Jutkiewicz – whose nickname “Juke” has been picked up by the Wanderers fans – hopes he has also made some connections on the terraces after a series of man-of-the-match performances.

“The Bolton fans have been supportive since day one and made me feel welcome,” he said.

“I have always been a team player to be honest. Adulation is not something I crave in the slightest but at the same time people have made me feel welcome and I appreciate that.”

Back at Boro, Jutkiewicz spent most of the season used as an impact player from the bench, which reflected in his goal tally, a meagre two in 24 appearances on Teesside.

His complete change in fortune in the North West has not just left Boro fans scratching their heads.

“It's a strange one and sometimes things don't work out for whatever reason at some places,” Jutkiewicz said. “It just seems to be a better fit here.

“But I have had numerous Middlesbrough fans writing on Twitter about it. They have been really supportive.”

Another factor that has helped Jutkiewicz settle has been the form of his attacking foil Mason since his return from Cardiff City.

The youngster’s first spell on loan from South Wales produced mixed results but with three goals in three starts, Mason has flourished since being paired with the former Everton star.

“Joe has been right on form since he came back,” Jutkiewicz said. “I knew from beforehand - we have mutual friends and we were at Plymouth together - what kind of player Joe is.

“I have also played against him before and he is really lively, works really hard and makes fantastic runs. It is enjoyable playing up front with him and it seems to be working well.”

Source

Great stuff, the player is happy here, we like him being here - great.

Only thing standing in our way, is uncle Phil and his pen.

So basically, we have him till the end of the season and that's that.

Each goal will add half a million on to his price tag, even if garty does sanction a move, the premier league will be sniffing round.

It was obvious that droopytits would want to stay

Boggersbelief wrote:It was obvious that droopytits would want to stay

Very loose.

I really hope so we can go places with this guy up front.

Loads of players do well when on loan, then go shit when signed - El Hadji Diouf is a prime example.

If you think Diouf was crap for us then you've no idea what you're talking about. We haven't had a better winger since.

Nat also thought Okocha was "crap"

If we as a club have genuine ambitions of getting back in the Premiership then the signing of Juke on a permanent deal is a must. We need an attack minded talisman with youth on his side and Juke ticks all the boxes. If we can free up some cash from the sale of older players at the end of the season then it should bode well for the future.

Call me sceptical, but there has to be a side to Juke's game that we've not yet seen.

If there wasn't, he wouldn't have been loaned to us, and my Boro supporting mate wouldn't have laughed his arse off at me when it happened.

The club would be stupid to be planning a big offer for him right now.

I agree with sceptical. But I doubt the club are even considering an offer now anyway. 
Still surprised that Boro loaned him out without Karanka having a real good look at him. Plus they're struggling for goals.
Hopefully Juke doesn't fit in with Karanka's playing style and will be surplus to requirements so we don't have to lay out too much for what is still essentially a gamble - but I can't see that happening until the summer/after we've offloaded a few. Worst case scenario - we're stuck with Cavies and Beckford.

doffcocker wrote:...my Boro supporting mate wouldn't have laughed his arse off at me when it happened.

I'd be willing to bet he hasn't laughed as much since then.   

doffcocker wrote:and my Boro supporting mate wouldn't have laughed his arse off at me

You must be used to this by now.

I think he was just seriously unhappy at Boro, maybe it was just a personal thing between him and the manager or other players and all he needed was a change of scenery. 

However I doubt we can afford him although I'd like to see him stay. I believe we should prioritise on getting at least one more LB and see if we can grab Danns while we're at it because for my money he's a brilliant lynchpin for the midfield with the system we've used for the last three games.