MIDDLESBROUGH are set to sign Aston Villa winger Samuel Iling-Junior on loan - and are making good progress in a deal to bring former Manchester City and Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho to the Riverside.
Former Chelsea youngster Iling-Junior joined Villa from Juventus in the summer before returning to Italy to link up with Bologna on loan.
But the 21-year-old is set to be recalled after making just 16 appearances in all competitions and not starting a Serie A game. And he's now poised to link up with Boro until the end of the season.
Iling-Junior is an 11-time England Under-21 international and was a regular for Juventus last season. He's versatile, having also played as a wing-back during his time in Italy, and Brighton and Tottenham were also linked before his summer move to Villa.
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He will further boost a Boro attack that has already been bolstered by the capture of Morgan Whittaker this month.
And Iling-Junior could be joined by Iheanacho on Teesside, with talks between Boro and Sevilla over a loan move until the end of the season understood to be moving in the right direction.
The 28-year-old moved to Spain from Leicester in the summer but has only made five La Liga starts so far for Sevilla, who won't stand in the way of a move for the striker ahead of Monday's deadline.
Celtic were interested in signing Iheanacho this month, with boss Brendan Rogers keen on a reunion with the striker who he worked with at Leicester. But Boro, as reported by Sky, are in pole position as things stand.
Iheanacho made more than 50 appearances for Manchester City before moving to Leicester for £25m in 2017. The 57-time Nigerian international scored 35 league goals for the Foxes before his exit last summer.
Emmanuel Latte Lath is set to join Atlanta United ahead of Monday's deadline, with the two clubs having agreed a £22.5m deal this week.
