Middlesbrough are targeting a move for West Bromwich Albion midfielder Alex Mowatt.
Manager Chris Wilder has been pressing for new signings and sees the 27-year old former Leeds star as an ideal replacement for Marcus Tavernier, who left for Bournemouth last week.
Mowatt joined Albion on a free transfer last summer after his contract ended at Barnsley.
There he had been a key figure for Valerien Ismael and followed his former boss to the Hawthorns, signing a three year contract.