Middlesbrough are claimed to have joined the clubs chasing wantaway wideman Jon Walters, according to a newspaper in the North-East. Citing sources in East Anglia, it’s reported that Gordon Strachan’s club have made an enquiry regarding the £3 million-rated Republic of Ireland B international.

The link probably comes from Roy Keane’s comments over the weekend indicating that a club from outside the Premier League had made a bid for the Stoke and West Brom target: “There’s been another offer come in, more than Stoke, which I’m glad about because they’ve just been tip-toeing around the situation.

“I’ve said to the owner, if these other clubs, these big Premier League teams, don’t want to come back for him, we’ll sell him to the other team. That’s my opinion but the owner’s obviously negotiating with these other clubs.”

QPR are more widely believed to be the non-Premier League club interested, having reportedly had a £2.5 million offer rebuffed earlier in the summer, but if there's any truth in today's report a switch to Teesside may be more attractive to Walters, who is understood to want to move back up north.

On Saturday boss Roy Keane said Walters would not play for Town again while he remains manager of the club after overreacting to being stripped of the captaincy.

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Seasonticketsteve added 11:40 - Aug 17 Send him upto Scotland if he wants to move back up North!
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Back_The_Boss added 11:42 - Aug 17 Said he wanted to move up north, so it was probably Boro he was talking about. Bye Jon.
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groovyASH added 11:45 - Aug 17 Scotland? Screw that; go one better and send him off to the Faroe Islands, I am sure he would fit in quite nicely there.
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JayITFC added 11:48 - Aug 17 He wants a Premier League move. No way we are selling to a rival in our division surely!?
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hampstead_blue added 11:54 - Aug 17 Typical modern day footballer. Selfish and feels they are bigger than the club.
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ipswichsupporter88 added 12:02 - Aug 17 I always saw Walters as a loyal player, true to the club and fans and a hard working lad. Now all i see is a big fat nob :|
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8ashblue added 12:04 - Aug 17 i cant see Brough being attractive to JW. it would be a sideways move which doesnt make sense. Maybe JW has burnt his boats and now has nowhere to go!! But i cant see him coming back with tail between his legs either so something must happen soon. QPR would be fallback option.
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mickeyjb added 12:10 - Aug 17 I hope we don't settle for some crap year long loan deal that just prolongs tge episode ala lisbie. Sounds like chopra could be back on lol
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Daz added 12:10 - Aug 17 Question would be would middlesbough pay 3mill
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dubblue added 12:11 - Aug 17 Iceland is further north but they are a little broke at the moment.
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Bobby_Petta added 12:17 - Aug 17 Brough have just sold there Keeper for 2.5 mill, so they have got the cash. He won't want to go to QPR, he wants a move up north.
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SMS added 12:19 - Aug 17 He's still only worth the 100k we paid for him. He's had one good season a couple of years ago. Do one Jon, maybe back to Chester.
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Trigsy added 12:24 - Aug 17 I hear Craig Bellamy has gone to Cardiff on Loan.... Will this free up Chopra to move???
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Smithy added 12:25 - Aug 17 Goodbye "Mr I think I am better than I really am" and good riddance!
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Daz added 12:28 - Aug 17 Watching the preseason i thought Walters had playered a lot better than i had seen over the last couple of seasons then find out he wants out. Plays better to get out. Not sorry to see him go.
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Martus added 12:33 - Aug 17 Not to another championship club! Why are we helping the competion? Sell to Scotland or Premier league clubs!
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corshamblue added 13:17 - Aug 17 Just Sell him.
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GeorgiDoundarov added 13:24 - Aug 17 QPR, Boro,.... whoever wants him let him have Walters and good luck with their "brilliant addition"! We need the money for a real good striker!
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robdaful added 14:29 - Aug 17 ipswichsupporter88 - I agree 90% of what your said apart from Walters being a nob.
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SiBo added 14:52 - Aug 17 robdaful: So you think Walters is loyal to Ipswich town and its fans? You need to see a man in a white coat!
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zippyrainbow added 15:11 - Aug 17 Someone just buy him !!!!
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robdaful added 22:03 - Aug 17 SiBo - What I mean is I always saw Walters as Loyal when he is playing in a town shirt. As he hasn't been happy for ages but he never gave it anyless than 100% while playing. I'm not a Walters fan. I only value him at 1 - 1.5m. Now he wants out to a top club i.e Stoke. But I don't see him as a nob as, if there was a promotion avaliable at your work then of course you are going to go for it. You would be seen crazy if you didn't. But I think Keane is right with what he has done. As it was Walters that said to Keane, "I'm not playing if I'm not Captian" So good old Keane said "Fine you will never play again."

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