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Boro still in market for five more signings, including two strikers
Chris Wilder gave his latest transfer update after Middlesbrough's defeat to Barnsley
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Boro still in market for five more signings, including two strikers
Chris Wilder gave his latest transfer update after Middlesbrough's defeat to Barnsley
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Middlesbrough still in the market for five more signings, including two strikers after Hoppe deal
Chris Wilder has confirmed he still wants to sign five more players before the summer transfer window closes, including two more strikers.
Boro sealed their seventh capture of the summer on Wednesday when Matthew Hoppe joined from RCD Mallorca. The 21-year-old USA international joins the club looking to get his career back on track after a disappointing spell in Spain, having started his career to much fanfare with Schalke in Germany.
Boro were already in the market for two midfielders and a left-footed centre-back too, but Hoppe was expected to be one of two centre-forwards left to arrive, with Marcus Forss joining the club earlier in the summer too. However, revealing after the defeat to Barnsley that he views Hoppe, like Forss, as a development striker, he affirmed that he still wants to sign two more strikers.
Wilder said: “He (Hoppe) wanted the number nine shirt, which I quite liked, but he’s not got it because we’re still going to get a number nine, and we’ll get a number ten in too. We’ll get a number four, a number five and a number 11 in too because they’re the five numbers that we’ve kept spare.
"I think that tells a story – and that’s the message from myself and the football club. We know that with these numbers we’ve kept open, we’re still trying to sign more senior players because we know we need those players. We’re willing to pay prices that are fair and competitive, but we’re not going to over-pay.
"We're excited about Matt as a player that we can work with. If he comes in and picks it up straight away, well that's brilliant. We'll be delighted with that."
The transfer window is open until the end of August and Boro continue to work hard to get numbers in as quickly as possible, with Wilder clear on his frustrations that the season has started before the window as shut. As is the case every year, he is expecting a mad rush from many at the end of the window.
Boro will be part of that as well, as the Boro boss didn't sound overly optimistic of any more new arrivals before the Sheffield United game on Sunday.
"As I've always said, the work that goes into this is detailed, exhausting, tough and we have to show patience," he said when asked about the prospects of new signings in time for the clash with his former side. "There is no way of getting around it.
"We're willing to pay prices that are fair and competitive, but we aren't going to overpay. I had a meeting with Steve (Gibson) yesterday, and I know where his head is at. We’re all on the same page in terms of what we’re all after, but it’s not as easy as people think it is and we’ll just keep working away. I’m incredibly confident that before the window shuts, we’ll get to where we want to get.”
Boro sealed their seventh capture of the summer on Wednesday when Matthew Hoppe joined from RCD Mallorca. The 21-year-old USA international joins the club looking to get his career back on track after a disappointing spell in Spain, having started his career to much fanfare with Schalke in Germany.
Boro were already in the market for two midfielders and a left-footed centre-back too, but Hoppe was expected to be one of two centre-forwards left to arrive, with Marcus Forss joining the club earlier in the summer too. However, revealing after the defeat to Barnsley that he views Hoppe, like Forss, as a development striker, he affirmed that he still wants to sign two more strikers.
Wilder said: “He (Hoppe) wanted the number nine shirt, which I quite liked, but he’s not got it because we’re still going to get a number nine, and we’ll get a number ten in too. We’ll get a number four, a number five and a number 11 in too because they’re the five numbers that we’ve kept spare.
"I think that tells a story – and that’s the message from myself and the football club. We know that with these numbers we’ve kept open, we’re still trying to sign more senior players because we know we need those players. We’re willing to pay prices that are fair and competitive, but we’re not going to over-pay.
"We're excited about Matt as a player that we can work with. If he comes in and picks it up straight away, well that's brilliant. We'll be delighted with that."
The transfer window is open until the end of August and Boro continue to work hard to get numbers in as quickly as possible, with Wilder clear on his frustrations that the season has started before the window as shut. As is the case every year, he is expecting a mad rush from many at the end of the window.
Boro will be part of that as well, as the Boro boss didn't sound overly optimistic of any more new arrivals before the Sheffield United game on Sunday.
"As I've always said, the work that goes into this is detailed, exhausting, tough and we have to show patience," he said when asked about the prospects of new signings in time for the clash with his former side. "There is no way of getting around it.
"We're willing to pay prices that are fair and competitive, but we aren't going to overpay. I had a meeting with Steve (Gibson) yesterday, and I know where his head is at. We’re all on the same page in terms of what we’re all after, but it’s not as easy as people think it is and we’ll just keep working away. I’m incredibly confident that before the window shuts, we’ll get to where we want to get.”
