Middlesbrough have reached agreements to complete two new permanent signings for Michael Carrick this month in a big boost to their promotion chances.
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Ryan Giles has returned to the Riverside Stadium for a second loan spell, joining from Hull City until the end of the current season. The 24-year-old also played the 2022/23 season, registering 12 assists in 48 appearances. The permanent signing of George Edmundson, who has been on loan at Boro from Ipswich Town, has been mooted in recent days. He has started 20 Championship matches this season, averaging 4.6 clearances.
Young Aston Villa forward Louie Barry has also been linked with a transfer to the Championship this month, after impressing on loan at Stockport County this season. He is now League One’s top goalscorer, with 15 goals in the competition.
Meanwhile, West Brom midfielder John Swift has emerged as a reported Boro target. He is now in the final year of his contract at the Hawthorns, which suggests the Baggies may be ready to sell him.
Exciting double Middlesbrough transfer update emerges
Middlesbrough has agreed to sign Edmundson on a permanent two-and-a-half-year deal for more than £1 million, including performance-related add-ons, after Ipswich initially recalling him due to a transfer fee disagreement. Additionally, Boro has reportedly agreed a fee with Plymouth Argyle for attacking ace Morgan Whittaker.
This is great news for Boro fans, firstly considering what an impressive performer Edmundson has been for them on loan since the beginning of the season. The 27-year-old has been a model of consistency at the heart of the defence, with Carrick speaking highly of him just last week.
“We brought him in on loan. It was one of those where it fitted all parties. “I’ve said it a number of times, it’s not always simple, there’s a lot of parties involved. Sometimes you go in and you know exactly what you’re getting out, sometimes it’s a little bit in the balance. George has done fantastically well for us. He’s settled in really well. We’re really happy with him.”
Seeing Edmundson head back to Ipswich this month would have been a real blow, or in the summer of that, but ensuring that he is now at the Riverside until the end of the 2026/27 season is fantastic news.
Meanwhile, Whittaker could be a brilliant option for Boro at the other end of the pitch, having scored 33 goals in 103 appearances for Plymouth, also registering 16 assists for good measure, being called “amazing” by Neil Dewsnip.
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