Chris Wilder’s side made some brilliant signings in January but went quiet when it came to deadline day.
Instead, Boro saw four of their players depart the club, with Marcus Brown joining Oxford United, Hayden Coulson made a loan switch to Peterborough United, Uche Ikpeazu joined Cardiff City and Lewis Wing made a permanent move to Wycombe Wanderers.
Here are the best of today’s transfer rumours...
1. Lambert wants Dons job
Paul Lambert, who has managed several clubs in the EFL Championship including Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers, is interested in becoming the next manager of Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen (The Scottish Sun) Photo: Alex Davidson
2. Burnley planning to swoop for Wallace
Burnley remain very keen on Jed Wallace and will look to press ahead with an offer for the player in the summer window, regardless of what division they are in for 2022/23 (Football League World) Photo: Andrew Redington
3. Hammers likely to move for Adarabioyo
West Ham are likely to move for Fulham central defender Tosin Adarabioyo as he looks to reinforce the defence this summer (Claret & Hugh) Photo: Justin Setterfield
4. Stoke loanee's main aim is to win
Manchester City loanee Taylor Harwood-Bellis has said that his main aim is to win games with Stoke City rather than just developing his own game (Stoke-on-Trent Live) Photo: Shaun Botterill