Leeds United are preparing a bid to take Adam Forshaw from Championship rivals Middlesbrough.
Tony Pulis has only been in charge of Middlesbrough for a matter of weeks, but the experienced manager is already looking to improve an under-performing squad.
Adam Clayton and Grant Leadbitter have been linked with moves away while Ashley Fletcher looks set to leave on loan. And they could be joined in heading for the exit by long-serving midfielder Adam Forshaw.
It would be a major surprise if Boro did not accept, given that Forshaw has not played a single minute of football under Pulis and appears to have tumbled down the pecking order in recent times.
And while the former Everton youngster has been a solid servant for Middlesbrough over the last two-and-a-half years, it appears that he will not be too badly missed by the Riverside faithful.
Forshaw is a hardworking and reliable midfielder, but it is fair to say he is not the sort of player likely to change a game or dominate a midfield. He is not known for his defensive solidity and doesn’t produce a huge amount at the other end either, having scored just two league goals in Middlesbrough colours.
And if Forshaw is not good enough for Boro, is it a little presumptuous to suggest he would represent a major improvement on any of the midfielders current on Leeds’ books?
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