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  1. Follow your club this 2026-27 seasonpublished at 15:21 BST 7 August

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  2. Gossip: Boro agree £7m deal with Spurs for Phillipspublished at 11:27 BST 6 August

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    Middlesbrough have agreed to sign English centre-back Ashley Phillips from Tottenham for an initial fee of £7m, while a number of potential future add-ons have been included in a deal for the 21-year-old, who spent last the past two seasons on loan at Stoke City. (The Northern Echo), external

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  3. I finally feel at home at Boro - Sarmientopublished at 12:50 BST 5 August

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    Middlesbrough winger Jeremy Sarmiento said he is delighted to finally feel at home after making his move to the Riverside Stadium a permanent one.

    The 24-year-old had been on five different loan spells since 2023 from his previous club Brighton & Hove Albion, including spending the second half of last season with Boro.

    But after completing his switch in June, the Ecuadorian will hope to play an entire season at his parent club for the first time since 2022-23 when he did so with the Seagulls.

    "I'm very happy. I'm delighted, my family also, to feel at home somewhere," Sarmiento told BBC Radio Tees.

    "I've been on quite a few loan spells, so it feels good to finally settle in somewhere where you feel loved.

    "It's great and the fans have been loving to me as well, which I appreciate a lot."

    Boro narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League in the 2025-26 campaign after losing 1-0 to Hull City in the Championship play-off final but Sarmiento said they are ready to challenge again.

    "We all wanted it, I think the fans wanted it as well. We worked so hard to push for that promotion," he said.

    "Only god knows why we didn't. But we have that belief, we're working so hard to get there again and this time hopefully do it."

    Sarmiento has won promotion from the second tier twice before, with Ipswich Town in 2023-24 and Burnley in 2024-25, and hopes that experience will help Boro succeed in the forthcoming season.

    "Really it could have been third [last season], but hey, it is what it is. At the end of the day, it's the mentality," he added.

    "I can help some players out, the young guys who are also coming in. But I'm sure there's a lot of players with a lot of confidence that can contribute."

  4. Vitek set for Middlesbrough switchpublished at 08:01 BST 5 August

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    Manchester United goalkeeper Radek Vitek is close to completing a permanent move to Middlesbrough.

    Vitek scooped all the Bristol City Player of the Year awards last season but returned to United for the start of pre-season.

    However, the 22-year-old made it clear when he spoke to reporters in Norway last month he expected to spend the season away from Old Trafford.

    "I'm ready to go somewhere again and hopefully be number one," he said.

    Middlesbrough are one of a number of clubs keen to sign the Czech.

    It is understood if the deal does go through, Manchester United would look to have a hefty sell-on clause and a buy-back option included.