Tag Archives: Middlesbrough

Clubs are queuing up in the race to take young Arsenal striker Flo Balogun on loan in January. Championship sides Middlesbrough and Swansea City are both in the hunt, but they face competition from a number of European sides as well. The 20-year signed a new contract with the Gunners this summer and is highly rated by the Arsenal hierarchy, ...

Concluding the series looking at players whose careers were cut short by injury, or failed to fulfil their potential as a result. For Part One click here; Part Two click here; Part Three click here; Partt Four Click here; and Part Five click here. Ledley King Although he played for Tottenham, his boyhood club for 12 seasons the latter part ...

The third part in the series looking at players whose careers were either cut short by injury, or whose potential was never fully realised because of them. For Part One click here and Part Two click here. Dean Ashton At the age of 23, Dean Ashton was looking upwards. He had risen through the football ranks, from Crewe in League ...

Danny Rose seems certain to leave Tottenham before the domestic window closes. The left-back has not been issued with a squad number for this season by the Premier League side, did not feature in their Europa League squad, and is widely expected to be excluded from the Premier League squad as well. And with time running out, the England international ...

Liverpool are ready to offer a contract to goalkeeper Andy Lonergan who is a free agent, following the injury that first-choice stopper Alisson suffered in the first-half of their opening day victory against Norwich City on Friday night. Alisson slipped whilst taking a goal kick, and had to be substituted, with former West Ham United keeper Adrian, who only joined ...

Everton misfit, midfielder Muhamed Beŝić is set to move to Turkey in the summer, ending his miserable five year stay on Merseyside. A £4 million capture from Hungarian side Ferencváros in 2014, Beŝić has endured a difficult time at Goodison Park, in part due to a series of injuries, which have blighted his time at the club. Having made 31 ...

Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi-Mikel has joined Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season. The 31-year old, who left Stamford Bridge on a free transfer in January 2017 has been playing for the past two years in China with Tianjin TEDA, but has been looking to move back to England, where his wife and two young children continue ...

Wolves are keen to add to their attacking options and, reportedly, are keeping tracks on Swedish striker Jack Lahne, with Middlesbrough also said to be tracking him. Born in Zambia, Lahne was adopted at an early age and grew up in Sweden, making his debut for his local team IF Brommapojkarna as a 16-year old. He has since gone on ...

Crystal Palace winger Jason Puncheon is set to join Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season before the transfer window finally shuts on Friday. That is according to The Evening Standard who report that Palace manager Roy Hodgson has blessed the move because he cannot guarantee the 32-year old Puncheon, who was club captain last season, first team ...

Yannick Bolasie is close to agreeing a season-long loan move to Middlesbrough. That is according to The Guardian who report that the player travelled to the North-East on Monday to have a medical and to have further talks with Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis. The Democratic Republic of Congo international joined Everton two years ago in a big money move from ...