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Report: Middlesbrough interested in permanent deals for Everton duo Yannick Bolasie and Muhamed Besic next summer

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Everton duo Yannick Bolasie are Muhamed Besic are reportedly on the radar of Middlesbrough.

Mo Besic of Everton during the Pre-Season Friendly at Gigg Lane on July 18, 2018 in Bury, England.

Middlesbrough are interested in signing Everton duo Yannick Bolasie and Muhamed Besic on a permanent deals next summer, according to The Northern Echo.

It has been reported that Championship club Middlesbrough are reportedly hopeful of securing the services of 29-year-old winger Bolasie and 25-year-old defensive midfielder on loan from Everton in the next few days.

The report has also claimed that Tony Pulis’s side are interesting in making the loan deals permanent next summer.

“It is hoped that loan deals for both players will be finalised in the next few days, with the Boro hierarchy understood to be discussing the possibility of contractual agreements that would potentially result in permanent transfers next summer,” states the report in The Northern Echo.

Yannick Bolasie attends the Football Black List 2016 at Village Underground on March 28, 2017 in London, England.

No future at Everton

Besic has been on the books of Everton since the summer of 2014 when he joined from Ferencvaros for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £4 million.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina international defensive midfielder – who earns £30,000 per week as salary, according to Spotrac.com – has struggled to establish himself in the Toffees’ first, and it is hard to see the 25-year-old have a long-term future at Goodison Park.

Bolasie has struggled to play regularly for Everton since his move from Crystal Palace in the summer of 2016, and there have also been injury problems for the DR Congo international.

Everton's French striker Yannick Bolasie (L) plays the ball as Liverpool's Scottish defender Andrew Robertson (R) defends during the English FA Cup third round football match between...