Middlesbrough are set to beat Premier League duo Aston Villa and Southampton to a summer signing. Middlesbrough have had quite the active summer transfer window so far with three new signings already made. Boro chairman Steve Gibson has fully backed manager Michael Carrick as the man to return his club to the Premier League. Carrick has seen the Teessiders flirt with promotion in the previous two campaigns but after their summer so far, 2024/25 could finally be Middlesbrough’s year. Delano Burgzorg, Aidan Morris and Luke Ayling have all completed permanent moves to the Riverside in the current…