Boro made a move to sign Doncaster’s captain, Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year in 2012 for around £100,000 and it has proved to be great business. He has struggled with injury setbacks this term, restricting him to just 18 Premier League appearances, but he has been impressive for the Teessiders and is closing in on his 200th match in a Boro shirt. He was deservedly rewarded with a new four-year contract after helping the club to promotion to the top tier in 2015/16.
Weeks after sealing promotion to the Premier League, Bournemouth signed Josh King after the Norwegian rejected the offer of a new contract from Blackburn.