A club’s sporting director has expressed an interest in signing a Middlesbrough player this summer. Middlesbrough have been one of the more active clubs on the transfer front in the Championship this season as they look to improve on their 8-place finish from 2023/24. After providing eight assists in 19 games during a loan spell from Leeds United in the second half of the campaign, right-back Luke Ayling has now made a permanent switch to Teesside on a free transfer. Elsewhere, Columbus Crew midfielder Aidan Morris is on the verge of completing a move to Teesside for a fee of around £3.14m as …