Middlesbrough to hold contract talks with Mendez-Laing and Johnson at end of season.

I'd take Adam Reach over Mendez-Laing.
Surely wage demands play a part in this though.

FWIW I’m largely apathetic about both. Johnson isn’t a bad player at all, but he has struggled to make any position his own in the 4 years here. In truth I think he’d struggle to do that at most sides in the top 8 so it might be that he fancies playing every week for a club a bit lower down the league than us. If so, fair play to him.

NML, if he’s cheap, fine. We need to take a little punt on the odd cheapish player, like we did with Watmore. If he says no, we won’t be losing sleep.
 
50/50 about Johnson.... bit player, just average..... dont doubt his attitude and commitment at all... ok as a squad player or impact sub last 20 mins or so, guess the financial package offered will reflect this
 
I definitely think it's worth the punt. Get him up to scratch fitness wise in the summer and we could see a different player.

I believe Warnock knowing Bolasie has been a big factor as to why he's performed so well, so I'd like to think that will also be the case with Mendez-Laing when he's fully fit.

Mendez-Laing and Bolasie out wide could be devastating at this level.
I’ve never seen anything to even remotely suggest ML could be ‘devestating’ in any way.
 
We need 4 wide players ideally. Coulson and Spence are not the answer. Do we see Watmore playing more centrally?

I'd hope for better, but you trust Johnson if he plays. Definitely a good player to have in the squad.

NML has in the past shown he's very good at this level. The question mark is can he get back to that standard?

He's not too old, but sometimes players just lose it, particularly after a long time out of the game. Worth a modest contract I'd say, particularly given the relationship with Warnock. I think we're probably as good a chance as he'll get to get his career back on track.

If he gets a full pre-season no real reason he can't get back to something like the player he was at Cardiff. And I think we'd all take that player in a heartbeat.
 
This season we have played the best football and got the best results with Johnson in the side. I dont know why we would wait until the end of the season, just give him a new contract now.
 
Johnson or
Adam Reach free
Corey Blackett Taylor free
Reece James free
Siriki Dembele free
Dion Charles free
Alex Mowatt free

NML or
Carlos Mendes Gomes free
Kadeem Richards free
Thomas Robert free
Okenabirhie free
Sammy Ameobi free
Reiss Nelson loan
Young options with sell on value should be considered IMO
 
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