Middlesbrough reportedly want to sign Jonas Knudsen on a free transfer after Ipswich Town were relegated from the Championship.
Middlesbrough are hoping to sign Jonas Knudsen on a free transfer when his contract at Ipswich Town expires at the end of next month, according to the East Anglian Daily Times.
The Denmark international, who featured for his country at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, was heavily linked with a move to the Riverside 12 months ago too with Tony Pulis apparently keen to bring Knudsen to the North East.
And the left-back himself admitted to the Northern Echo back in November that he was aware of interest from Middlesbrough, and then suggested that he was disappointed to see the move fail to materialise.
“There was something concrete in it (Middlesbrough’s interest),” he said. “But sometimes things do not come into place as you please.”
But with Ipswich relegated from the Championship and with Knudsen set to become a free agent in the very near future, the door has swung open for Middlesbrough to belatedly get their man.
And the EADT reports that Boro have indeed rekindled their interest, although Knudsen will also be offered a return to Denmark by Copenhagen. Bundesliga outfit SC Freiburg are keen too.
Knudsen could provide competition for George Friend at left-back if he moves to Middlesbrough, with the club forced to play winger Marcus Tavernier in a more defensive role in recent months.
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