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Middlesbrough in pole position for McGree with Brum unable to afford star

MIDDLESBROUGH manager Chris Wilder is leading the £2million race for Aussie star Riley McGree. Boro have opened talks with MLS side Charlotte FC for the midfielder, 23, after his Birmingham loan en…
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Middlesbrough in pole position for Riley McGree with Birmingham unable to match transfer fee or wages for Australia star​

MIDDLESBROUGH manager Chris Wilder is leading the £2million race for Aussie star Riley McGree.


Boro have opened talks with MLS side Charlotte FC for the midfielder, 23, after his Birmingham loan ended.

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The North Yorkshire side are currently around £500,000 short but Wilder will get the funds to land his target this week.

Whereas Brum cannot match the fee or wages needed after McGree made his name with them this season.

Nottingham Forest are also interested in the Australian international but Middlesbrough are favourites.

Boro are in seventh in the Championship and looking for McGree's services to help push for promotion.

The attacking midfielder made 15 competitive appearances for Birmingham, scoring two goals and assisting two more.

McGree recently returned to Charlotte, North Carolina, where the team are preparing to compete in their inaugural MLS season.

Upon leaving Birmingham, the 23-year-old spoke to the club's official website and said: "It's sadly come to an end, but it has been a bit of a whirlwind and a good adventure and one that I have good memories from.

"England is where you want to come and play.

To be able to get the opportunity in the Championship and to come to Birmingham, I took it and wanted to get here."

Meanwhile:
www.dailymail.co.uk

Celtic are closing on a deal for Australia international Riley McGree

Celtic are closing on a deal for Riley McGree who has been impressing on loan at Birmingham. The 23-year-old has proved a firm favourite with Birmingham supporters.
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McGree had professed his love for Birmingham and was willing to consider staying with Lee Bowyer's Championship side. Indeed, teammate George Friend made a plea for the club to keep McGree saying: 'He has been great. He's a very good player.

'He has had a really tough time here because under [Aitor] Karanka he just didn’t play, even though every day in training he was arguably the best player.

'He has waited and he has got a great temperament and personality - and most of all he is a talented footballer, so I hope he can stay on some level.'
 
You might be right. [bout Tav and Ouchie]
If we get a good price, he will ofset the Arsenal lads wages and help towards the salary for Buncy and Connolly.
If we get this Aussie lad on a free and pay a decent salary, we have a damn good squad.
Celtic and Forest [btw] have been linked - but the Nottingham press indicates they have lost interest.
If Spenna goes to Forest at the end of the season, that will also bring in the cash. (y)
It appears like Wilder and the crew look like they know what they are doing.
Promises to be an exciting second - half of the season.
 
r00fie1 said:
You might be right. [bout Tav and Ouchie]
If we get a good price, he will ofset the Arsenal lads wages and help towards the salary for Buncy and Connolly.
If we get this Aussie lad on a free and pay a decent salary, we have a damn good squad.
Celtic and Forest [btw] have been linked - but the Nottingham press indicates they have lost interest.
If Spenna goes to Forest at the end of the season, that will also bring in the cash. (y)
It appears like Wilder and the crew look like they know what they are doing.
Promises to be an exciting second - half of the season.
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I dont get the sense of selling talent like Tav , who is our owned asset, to fund the wages of two loan players - so hope that doesn't come to pass
 
Cardiffdaffs said:
I dont get the sense of selling talent like Tav , who is our owned asset, to fund the wages of two loan players - so hope that doesn't come to pass
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What if the sale of Tav, Uche (and Spence at the end of the season) pays for McGree and say Sporar on permanents though? Along with Bologna and Connolly being loaned.

I assume Wilder has a pretty strong vision/ideal of what he wants from the squad to push us to the play-offs and maybe to promotion.

Under FFP we need to bring money in to realise those ideals, if Tav is the only player currently garnering serious interest of a largish offer, isn't it all about the greater good of the squad?
 
Caesium137 said:
Didn't we pay just under £1 million for him?

As everyone knows, a stint at boro normally doubles a strikers value every six months...

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I think it was about 300k with add ons wasn’t it? I seem to remember Warnock laughing when somebody said to him about uche costing a million
 
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www.thesun.co.uk

Middlesbrough in pole position for McGree with Brum unable to afford star

MIDDLESBROUGH manager Chris Wilder is leading the £2million race for Aussie star Riley McGree. Boro have opened talks with MLS side Charlotte FC for the midfielder, 23, after his Birmingham loan en…
www.thesun.co.uk www.thesun.co.uk

Middlesbrough in pole position for Riley McGree with Birmingham unable to match transfer fee or wages for Australia star​

MIDDLESBROUGH manager Chris Wilder is leading the £2million race for Aussie star Riley McGree.


Boro have opened talks with MLS side Charlotte FC for the midfielder, 23, after his Birmingham loan ended.

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The North Yorkshire side are currently around £500,000 short but Wilder will get the funds to land his target this week.

Whereas Brum cannot match the fee or wages needed after McGree made his name with them this season.

Nottingham Forest are also interested in the Australian international but Middlesbrough are favourites.

Boro are in seventh in the Championship and looking for McGree's services to help push for promotion.

The attacking midfielder made 15 competitive appearances for Birmingham, scoring two goals and assisting two more.

McGree recently returned to Charlotte, North Carolina, where the team are preparing to compete in their inaugural MLS season.

Upon leaving Birmingham, the 23-year-old spoke to the club's official website and said: "It's sadly come to an end, but it has been a bit of a whirlwind and a good adventure and one that I have good memories from.

"England is where you want to come and play.

To be able to get the opportunity in the Championship and to come to Birmingham, I took it and wanted to get here."

Meanwhile:
www.dailymail.co.uk

Celtic are closing on a deal for Australia international Riley McGree

Celtic are closing on a deal for Riley McGree who has been impressing on loan at Birmingham. The 23-year-old has proved a firm favourite with Birmingham supporters.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk

[Extract]

McGree had professed his love for Birmingham and was willing to consider staying with Lee Bowyer's Championship side. Indeed, teammate George Friend made a plea for the club to keep McGree saying: 'He has been great. He's a very good player.

'He has had a really tough time here because under [Aitor] Karanka he just didn’t play, even though every day in training he was arguably the best player.

'He has waited and he has got a great temperament and personality - and most of all he is a talented footballer, so I hope he can stay on some level.'
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Surely agent George will point him in our direction, if he has a choice between us and Celtic 🤞
 
Well Scum says us and DailyFail says Celtic. Maybe Aussie manager will be a pull as it says he's been a long term target for him. Then again we can probably offer more money if we really want him.
 
Celtic's turnover is miles higher than ours outside the PL, or without Parachute Payments. They will definitely be bale to match our terms at least.
Its a case of where he wants to play most.
 
Well we’re apparently expecting 2 in before reading it looks like this will be the next one after balogun . They always link atleast a second club when trying to flog a player . The lad says he wants to join the English league and my doubt agent Friend will of paved the way along with caolon . I’m guessing wel find out more tomorrow.
 
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