Marcus Tavernier has been involved for Boro in pre-season, scoring against Marseille
Middlesbrough have accepted a bid from an unnamed Premier League club to sign attacking midfielder Marcus Tavernier, boss Chris Wilder has confirmed.
Tavernier, who has been linked with a move to Bournemouth, has scored 18 goals in 155 games for the Teessiders since his debut in 2017.
Boro were keen to keep the 23-year-old in their bid to challenge for promotion to the top flight this season.
“The club did everything to try and keep Marcus,” Wilder said. external-link
“When you get down to the nitty-gritty of the move and him wanting to move, I think it just became a case of negotiating the transfer fee, which is above me.
“But as I say the club tried everything they could to keep Tav, and now we have to look forward.”
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Source: bbc.com
