Middlesbrough appear to have won the race to sign Blues striker Martyn Waghorn with Town having accepted a bid from the Teessiders. TWTD was first to reveal that Boro were chasing the 28-year-old at the end of June.

Sky Sports reported that Middlesbrough had had their offer accepted earlier this morning and TWTD can confirm that Teesside is indeed Waghorn's destination.

Talks regarding personal terms are now under way with last season’s 16-goal top scorer and Boro hope to get the deal done prior to Tuesday night’s match against Sheffield United at the Riverside.

Speaking last night, manager Paul Hurst admitted Town would have to accept a fee slightly below their valuation which suggests the offer is somewhere around the £6 million mark up front plus further top-ups.

Previously bids of an initial £5 million from Derby and a bid slightly below that from Sheffield United had been rebuffed.

The Rams had looked the favourites to land the former Leicester, Sunderland and Wigan man but their plans suffered a blow when Matej Vydra's sale to Leeds fell through, a deal they are believed to have needed to complete if they were to sign Waghorn in order to stay within Financial Fair Play limits.

The switch will see South Shields-born Waghorn, who cost the Blues just £250,000 when he signed from Rangers last August, return to his native North-East and almost certainly double his wages. The Ibrox club will receive 10 per cent of the profit the Blues make on the deal.

Town will use the cash from Waghorn's sale to make additions to their squad before Thursday's deadline with Shrewsbury pair Toto Nsiala and Jon Nolan expected to confirm their moves on Monday.

The Blues are also chasing Blackpool centre-half Curtis Tilt, who was left out of the Seasiders' team yesterday, and Accrington striker Kayden Jackson, while Cardiff's Omar Bogle, another frontman, is a loan target.

Photo: TWTD

bedsitfc added 19:55 - Aug 5 What a downbeat bunch of pessimistic people some of you are... Remember Murphy's 27 goal season? How well did he follow that up? When he was sold everyone on here was saying we are doomed! Waghorn could have a poor season as well!
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warktheline added 20:03 - Aug 5 @cat, totally agree, personally don't believe Waghorn will replicate last seasons performances, as stats suggest! Every successful team needs a goal scorer, hoping Hurst unearths one! Poor Swn, still missing McCarthy!
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chicoazul added 20:24 - Aug 5 I am very much looking forward to seeing where selling all our best players takes us in the next couple of years. I also look forward to Hurst spending all of the money he has raised, despite him not having spent all of the Webster fee yet let alone the Knight fee and FIFA money. After all the EADT told us he could spend what he raises.
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JimmyP45 added 20:51 - Aug 5 Telegraph are reporting that Derby have matched Boro's offer (said to be around £5m) and he is going there for a medical tomorrow.
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Swn98 added 20:15 - Aug 6 Noted it NSV dont quite know which one to choose from Mrs Mick or skuses love child some people are sad.
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