Middlesbrough look to offer ex-Sunderland striker new deal
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The former Sunderland forward has impressed since joining Boro initially on a short-term deal.
Watmore, who left Wearside in the summer, joined Boro on a short-term contract until mid-January and has scored four goals in six appearances since moving to Teesside.
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Hide AdTwo of those came in Boro’s 3-0 win over Millwall at the Riverside, with all three goals coming inside the opening 20 minutes.
And now the Boro boss has confirmed the club is aiming to sit down over the coming days and thrash out an extended deal.
Warnock said: "I said to him before the game at Preston, ‘Look, don’t worry, there’ll be a contract for you now son’.
"He was pleased, but we’ve just been so busy – it makes it hard to get things done.
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Hide Ad"I spoke to him briefly again yesterday, and I’m sure we’ll be getting together with his agents in the next few days.”
Warnock was speaking ahead of the visit of Luton Town to the Riverside on Wednesday evening.
Warnock has provided a fitness update, he added: “I saw Dijksteel yesterday and he felt okay after Saturday.
“I’m hoping today when he’s back out on the pitch that he’s okay.
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Hide Ad“The number of minutes these lads have done, I know it’s the same at most clubs, it’s just most have got bigger squads than us, so we’re having to coax our lads through.”