Middlesbrough take on Tuncay

Middlesbrough FC are to sign former Fenerbahçe SK striker Tuncay Şanlı as a free agent.

Personal terms
The 25-year-old Turkish international agreed personal terms with the club on Tuesday after Middlesbrough chief executive Keith Lamb met him in Istanbul. "Tuncay will travel to Teesside next week to take a medical," said Lamb. "He has agreed personal terms and the deal is a free transfer as the player is out of contract." A statement on the Fenerbahçe website thanked the player for his efforts and wished him luck for his career in England.

'If I get there'
Having scored 13 goals in 43 international appearances for Turkey, Tuncay made his reputation by scoring a hat-trick in Fenerbahçe's 3-0 UEFA Champions League win against Manchester United FC in December 2004. He told uefa.com recently that he was planning to move abroad, saying: "If you play abroad you can develop your game, learn a new language and experience different cultures. It is difficult to explain because I am not playing in Europe yet. I will face up to these challenges when I get there - if I get there." Middlesbrough are also set to sign French striker Jérémié Aliadière from Arsenal FC having lost Australian international Mark Viduka to Newcastle United FC.

Mr Green, sorry mate, don't want to come across as a smartarse, but what's that got to do with Liverpool Football Club

I don't wanna be a smartarse here either but it is the General Football bored isn't it? 

I don't wanna be a smartarse here either but it is the General Football bored isn't it? 

fair enough mate, I never really looked at what forum this was under , see where you're coming from but still I have never heard of this bloke and I don't give a crap about what Middlesborough do....so I suppose I just won't view this thread again.


Maybe I'm just getting pissed off with everyone else's transfer activity except ours

Maybe I'm just getting pissed off with everyone else's transfer activity except ours

Thats Probably it!! :shake: We're all the same

I don't wanna be a smartarse here either but it is the General Football bored isn't it? 

I also don't wanna be a smartarse, but it's spelt BOARD