BRYAN ROBSON yesterday insisted that striker Andy Campbell's loan move to Bolton Wanderers does not signal the end of his career with Middlesbrough.
The England Under-21 international has linked up with the First Division promotion chasers for a month.
But Boro manager Robson, who loaned the lightning-quick Campbell to Sheffield United two seasons ago, maintains the move to Bolton is purely designed to further the 21-year-old's footballing education and sharpen his match fitness.
"We feel he can gain valuable first-team experience in his month there," said Robson.
"It will be better for him to be playing regularly than on the fringes of our first team."
Campbell, who has attracted the attention of Leicester City and was also once a target for Huddersfield Town, hasn't started a senior game for four months since undergoing a hernia operation.
But he could make his Bolton debut in today's home game against Gillingham, after figuring in the second half of Boro's 1-1 friendly draw with St. Johnstone at the Riverside Stadium on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, Boro midfielder Richard Kell yesterday signed for Third Division Torquay United on a free transfer.
The 21-year-old, from Bishop Auckland, has spent the last month on loan at Plainmoor.
l UEFA last night banned Real Madrid striker Raul for one match and fined him almost £8,000 for his 'handball' goal in Tuesday's Champions League victory over Leeds.
The Spanish international will miss next Wednesday's final Group B match against Anderlecht for what UEFA called 'unsporting behaviour', although Real have already qualified for the quarter-finals.
Raul appeared to fist the ball past Leeds keeper Nigel Martyn for Real's first goal in the 3-2 win which ensured the Spanish giants finished top of the group.
He has been fined for the action which was not spotted by the match referee Riszard Woljic - the official later apologised to the Leeds players in the dressing room - but was clear on television replays.
Raul protested his innocence after the match, saying: ''There is no way I touched the ball with my hand.
''It was a rapid move, I jumped up strongly with a Leeds defender and when I saw the ball, it was already in the net.
''I don't know what I hit the ball with, but it was not my hand.''
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