Defender Ryan Giles admits it's down to him to seal a permanent move away from Hull City and join Middlesbrough on a full time deal.

Giles joined Boro last week on loan from Hull City after the two clubs finally agreed on a deal for the 24-year-old left-back, having seen a move collapse in the summer after his £4m switch from Luton Town to the MKM Stadium under the terms of his loan agreement.

He made his second home debut on Monday night and despite an encouraging display, his night fell apart when he turned in the winning goal into his own net three minutes from time to seal a 3-2 victory for North East rivals Sunderland.

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Riverside Stadium head coach Michael Carrick remained in touch with Giles after his loan spell at the club ended following the play-off semi-final defeat to Coventry City a couple of seasons ago, with the attacking full-back going on to join the Hatters from Wolves following their promotion to the Premier League. That switch to Kenilworth Road didn't work out and last January, Giles arrived at City on loan with the Tigers obligated to make it permanent in the summer, which they did.

After falling out of favour under Ruben Selles, the Telford-born player returned to Boro on a short-term deal until the end of the season. But there was no option or obligation to buy in the deal and he will return to City in the summer unless the Teesside outfit opts to strike a permanent deal.

Speaking after he made his second debut off the bench at Preston, Giles said he would like to make his move back to Boro permanent, but a few days later, when addressing the local media, the defender's tone was a little more reserved.

“It's hard to say," Giles said about the prospects of the deal being made a permanent one. "I want to stay respectful to Hull, that's important. What will be will be. Negotiations can sometimes sway the way you don't want, that's just part of football. We'll see what happens.

“At the end of the day, I have to do well here as well. If I don't perform, the club might not want to do it. I just have to control what I can control and let's see what happens in the summer. That's the best way to go about it."

Giles then went on to say that he feels, given what happened on Teesside before, he has unfinished business with the club, and head coach Carrick.

“I was aware of it (the renewed interest) from a few weeks back," he said. "I've been aware of it for a while. I obviously wasn't holding my breath because of what's happened before. I was just getting on with it and what will be, will be, was my attitude. But when I knew it was close, the excitement started building.

"It's something I've always been open to, of course (coming back). To be here now is obviously brilliant and it's a good opportunity for me to hopefully kick on again, for sure. Part of being a professional footballer, you have to just get on with things. I knew there was interest there, we'd spoken and the clubs had spoken. I just sort of got on with my job.

“I have an emotional attachment with Boro because last time I was here it was a good year. But as a professional I was respectful to being with Hull as well and respected their wishes. It wasn't a case of me being 'yeah, I want to go', it was more just what will be will be.

"I feel like I've got a bit of unfinished business really, if you like. I obviously can't do it on my own, but if I can come in and add something to what has been a successful start to the season…

“The team are in a brilliant position. It's a real opportunity to try and achieve something. It adds to the excitement. I look at the squad now and the one we had then, I honestly believe we’re in a very good place. There are some really top players here. I’ve come in to hopefully add something to the team and hopefully we can kick on and repeat what we did last time, while obviously going one better this time. That’s ultimately the aim.”