June 2005
30/06/05
BOLO Zenden will travel to Anfield for formal contract talks on Monday rather than join the rest of the Middlesbrough squad for the start of pre-season training.
27/06/05
MIDDLESBROUGH striker Mark Viduka has reiterated his desire to stay at the Riverside, writes NEIL ANDREWS.
25/06/05
MIDDLESBROUGH are hoping Joseph Job will complete a move back to France this summer - nearly five years after Bryan Robson brought him across the English Channel.
24/06/05
AUSTRIAN Emanuel Pogatetz will arrive on Teesside early next week to undergo a medical and complete a £1.5m move to Middlesbrough.
22/06/05
WIGAN ATHLETIC have earmarked Middlesbrough striker Szilard Nemeth as the man to spearhead their Premiership survival bid.
21/06/05
EMANUEL POGATETZ should become the latest addition to the Middlesbrough playing staff by the end of the week -but the chances of him being joined by Stephen Appiah are dwindling.
20/06/05
ALL of Middlesbrough's powers of persuasion are to be channelled towards the transfer
market after manager Steve McClaren agreed a new four-year contract at the Riverside
Stadium.
18/06/05
MIDDLESBROUGH could be looking for a new coach this summer after Derby County enlisted Steve Round as a possible candidate to become their new boss, writes Paul Fraser.
17/06/05
STEWART Downing last night played down recent transfer speculation linking him with a move away from his hometown club by declaring: "I'm going nowhere."
15/06/05
MIDDLESBROUGH are hoping to complete their second signing of the summer later this week after agreeing a fee for full-back Emanuel Pogatetz.
14/06/05
MIDDLESBROUGH target Ricardo Rocha has increased the chances of a move to the Premiership this summer by claiming he does not receive the credit he deserves in Portugal.
13/06/05
FORMER Newcastle United full-back Olivier Bernard could be in line for a surprise return to the North-East after offering his services to Middlesbrough.
12/06/05
TOTTENHAM have sounded Middlesbrough out over the availability of Stewart Downing following the England winger's reluctance to rush into signing a new contract at the Riverside.
08/06/05
MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren is planning a £3m raid on Portuguese champions Benfica for highly-sought after defender Ricardo Rocha.
07/06/05
MIDDLESBROUGH are exploring the possibility of adding promising defender Ljubo Milicevic to the Australian contingent at the Riverside Stadium - particularly if one target is missed.
04/06/05
MIDDLESBROUGH'S new £7.5m striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu claims to have been struck down by the deadly tropical disease malaria - but expects to have recovered in time to start pre-season training on July 4.
03/06/05
Chief executive Keith Lamb remains 'reasonably confident' that Middlesbrough can persuade Bolo Zenden to stay on Teesside, despite interest from European champions Liverpool.
01/06/05
EUROPEAN champions Liverpool are threatening to end any hopes Middlesbrough have of keeping Bolo Zenden on Teesside next season.