It looks set to be a busy transfer window for Boro, who will be targeting strikers capable of grabbing them the goals they need to make a push for the top six next season.
Speaking after their final game of the season, Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock gave an injury update on Marcus Browne, who has been out since January with a cruciate ligament injury. Warnock revealed: “He won’t be available, I think, until September, October. He is working ever so hard.
“You know like I said to you about how you change your mind about somebody, I didn’t like Marcus when I first came to the club, I’ll be honest with you. Not that he had a chip on his shoulder but I didn’t like his attitude at times and had a couple of words with him. I was thinking of letting him go.
“He just changed and he’s been remarkable. I feel really sorry for him, he was really playing well when he got injured, looked as if he could do that job for me and was buzzing in training.
“It’s hard when you’re injured to train like they do but I’ve been really impressed with Marcus, he’s really trained hard and he’s looking forward to trying to get in that squad again.”
Here are today's biggest transfer stories and the latest team news involving Middlesbrough and the rest of the Championship, as the reaction to last season and the build-up to summer transfer window continues:
5. Boro striker in high demand
Millwall, Bristol City and QPR are all rumoured to have been offered Middlesbrough forward Chuba Akpom. The £3m ex-Arsenal man is surplus to requirements at the Riverside Stadium after an underwhelming debut season. (Team Talk) Photo: Alex Pantling
6. Jackett favourite for League Two job
Ex-Millwall and Rotherham United manager Kenny Jackett has been named the firm favourite for the Leyton Orient job. His last job was with Portsmouth, who he led to EFL Trophy glory back in 2019. (SkyBet) Photo: Pete Norton
7. Villa man opens up on Owls snub
Aston Villa man Conor Hourihane, currently on loan at Swansea, has revealed why he turned down Sheffield Wednesday before joining the Villains in 2017, claiming that joining the Owls would have been a "kick in the teeth" to his then club Barnsley. (Swansea City official website) Photo: Matthew Lewis
8. Leeds and Norwich target turns down Dons
Leeds United, Norwich and Chelsea have all been handed a boost in the race to sign MK Dons starlet Matthew Sorinola. The 20-year-old is said to have turned down a contract offer from his club in order to move on to a new side this summer. (Team Talk) Photo: Pete Norton