Middlesbrough make offer for young defensive midfielder – Decision will be made next week
The player is currently in Ireland representing the Turkish U19 team in the Euros.There are no reports if Boro have been in direct talks with the youngster over personal terms.
Sertkaya only signed for Bodrum from Bursaspor last summer and stand to make a tidy profit after paying just €175k for the player.
He started 23 games in his debut season in the Turkish second tier, helping Bodrum to promotion the Super Lig. The defensive midfielder is contracted to his club until June 2029.
A former Middlesbrough player who struggled at the Riverside Stadium is now set for a surprise transfer this summer.
Michael Carrick was able to guide Middlesbrough to a fourth-place finish during his debut season at the Riverside Stadium.
However, the summer of 2023 saw Boro lose a number of key stars like Chuba Akpom, Cameron Archer, and Ryan Giles.
In a bid to replace said players, Middlesbrough made 14 transfers under Kieran Scott during the 2023/24 season.
Some of those additions proved to be quality purchases. Rav van den Berg won the Middlesbrough Player of the Year award in his debut campaign.
Emmanuel Latte Lath also excelled in the second half of last season, scoring 11 and his last 12 Championship matches.
However, there were a couple of 2023/24 signings who really struggled during their time on Teesside.
Ex-Arsenal forward Yaya Sanogo says he considered retiring after Middlesbrough transfer collapse
Former Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo has revealed a failed move to Middlesbrough left him wanting to quit football. The Frenchman, once considered one of France’s most promising forwards due to his impressive displays for Auxerre, claims he was close to joining Boro in 2020, only for the club to pull out of the deal.
Sanogo, who struggled with injury problems in the early part of his career, told EuroSport: “It was at the time of Covid-19, after my three seasons at Toulouse. I spent 14 days in quarantine without being able to meet anyone. Once this period was over, I did the visit.
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