Boro To Make Move For Mills
By Gary Spate January 27 2004
MIDDLESBROUGH have confirmed that they have begun talks with Leeds United over a permanent deal for Danny Mills. The 26-year-old fullback joined Boro on a season's loan after a fallout with former manager Peter Reid.
MIDDLESBROUGH have confirmed that they have begun talks with Leeds United over a permanent deal for Danny Mills. The 26-year-old fullback joined Boro on a season's loan after a fallout with former manager Peter Reid.
Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren is said to be impressed with Mills' performance
during the loan spell at the Riverside Stadium and has, for some time, been interested
in landing the defender permanently.
Boro chairman Steve Gibson has revealed that talks are underway but a deal may not be thrashed out during the January transfer window which ends on Saturday.
"We've had discussions with Danny Mills and his agent this week and those discussions are ongoing," Gibson told the Middlesbrough official web site.
"Leeds have got complex difficulties and time is running out. We would hope to sign him permanently before the end of the week, but we might not. But Danny is with us until the end of the season. If not now, then we expect a permanent deal to happen at the end of the season.
"We want him to stay, the fans have taken to him and I think he wants to stay," he added.
In the 24 games Middlesbrough have played so far this season, Danny Mills has missed just three of them.
Boro chairman Steve Gibson has revealed that talks are underway but a deal may not be thrashed out during the January transfer window which ends on Saturday.
"We've had discussions with Danny Mills and his agent this week and those discussions are ongoing," Gibson told the Middlesbrough official web site.
"Leeds have got complex difficulties and time is running out. We would hope to sign him permanently before the end of the week, but we might not. But Danny is with us until the end of the season. If not now, then we expect a permanent deal to happen at the end of the season.
"We want him to stay, the fans have taken to him and I think he wants to stay," he added.
In the 24 games Middlesbrough have played so far this season, Danny Mills has missed just three of them.
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