Championship transfer news: £500k striker linked with Boro as Neil Warnock to rival Nottingham Forest for West Brom star

Neil Warnock, manager of Middlesbrough, reacts following the Sky Bet Championship match against Blackburn Rovers at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough are reportedly in talks with Bristol City over a swap deal involving Britt Assombalonga and Famara Diedhiou.

Boro captain Assombalonga, 28, will be out of contract at the end of the season and has previously been linked with the Robins.

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Indeed Neil Warnock’s side are ‘willing’ to spend in the region of £500,000 on the 28-year-old according to the Sun on Sunday

But what about the rest of the Championship? Here, we round-up all of the latest second tier transfer news, gossip and odds from around the web:

Nottingham Forest are trying to tie up a deal to sign AFC Wimbledon striker Joe Pigott before tomorrow’s deadline. (Daily Mirror)

West Brom remain favourites to sign Watford striker Troy Deeney with the bookies at 7/1. Birmingham City and Burnley are both priced at 25/1. (SkyBet)

Bristol City are said to be keen on Birmingham City striker Lukas Jutkiewicz. (Sun on Sunday)

Sheffield Wednesday ‘could turn to’ Wigan Athletic’s former Leeds United player Tom Pearce, with previous target Harry Pickering nearing a move to Blackburn Rovers. (Sun on Sunday)

Sheffield Wednesday could face a ‘financial penalty’ from Chelsea if they don’t play on loan midfielder Izzy Brown in more games. The 24-year-old joined on a season-long loan at the start of the campaign and since made 15 Championship appearances for the Owls. (Sun on Sunday)

West Brom want to sell Kamil Grosicki with Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest interested in the player but would prefer to bring him in on loan. (Sun on Sunday)

Neil Thompson is now 11/10 to become Sheffield Wednesday’s next manager with bookmakers SkyBet stating that caretaker and interim managers completing at least 10 competitive games will be deemed the permanent manager. Chris Coleman remains the second favourite for the job vacated by Tony Pulis at 5/2, whilst Henk ten Cate (4/1), Roy Keane, (6/1), Paul Cook (12/1), Vladimir Ivic (16/1) and Darren Moore (20/1) also contenders. (SkyBet)