please log in to view this image Middlesbrough to make a final push for defensive target - but Albert Adomah and Jordan Rhodes are set to leave please log in to view this image EXIT DOOR: Albert Adomah is set to leave Middlesbrough before the end of the transfer window MIDDLESBROUGH will make a final push for Hull City defender Harry Maguire within the next 24 hours, but are set to lose both Albert Adomah and Jordan Rhodes before the transfer window closes on Wednesday night. Boro’s strong start to the Premier League season continued this afternoon as they secured a goalless draw at West Brom to remain in the top eight positions in the table. Aitor Karanka’s side displayed commendable defensive resolve as they secured their first clean sheet of the season, but the Spaniard remains determined to sign at least one more defender before the transfer window closes. A deal for Neven Subotic broke down when the Borussia Dortmund centre-half failed a medical at the start of the month, and Maguire has been the Teessiders’ leading target ever since. However, Hull have turned down two offers, with the second understood to have been worth £7m, and remain extremely reluctant to lose the 23-year-old, such is the threadbare nature of their squad. Maguire was one of only 13 fit senior players available to Mike Phelan yesterday, and with a change of ownership at the KC Stadium imminent, Hull officials are digging in their heels as they look to hold on to the scant resources they currently possess. Nevertheless, Boro are ready to make a final attempt to force through a deal, with advisor Peter Kenyon having been present at the Hawthorns this afternoon. As well as looking to make some late additions to his squad, Karanka is also set to sanction the departure of Adomah and Rhodes, neither of whom was involved in today’s stalemate. Adomah, who has turned down Boro’s offer of a contract extension on Teesside, was not named in the 18-man squad, and is close to completing a move to Championship side Aston Villa. The winger was a key part of Boro’s promotion success last season, although his relationship with Karanka became strained when the pair clashed in the dressing room in the wake of a 1-0 home defeat to Bristol City.
Think I know what you are alluding too RR Hull accepted a 2.5 million offer for Maguire from us last season. We could of had another 4.5 million now
