'Boro close in on Britt  Assombalonga'

'Boro close in on Britt Assombalonga'

Middlesbrough FC are set to complete the signing of Britt Assombalonga today.

The striker is understood to be heading to Teesside for a medical, ahead of a club record transfer from Nottingham Forest.

It is understood that Forest would have preferred to sell Assombalonga to a Premier League club rather than a Championship rival, however Burnley failed to meet the fee in which Forest were holding out for.

Boro are believed to be willing to pay up to £14 milling to secure the 24-year-old striker, whilst the player's wages would immediately double and could rise up to £60k a week in future if Boro win promotion back to the Premier League.

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