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Middlesbrough sporting director Kieran Scott has provided an insight into why Chuba Akpom was sold last summer. Michael Carrick and his team endured a rather disappointing 2023/24 Championship campaign. Boro finished fourth in the league the campaign prior before going on to lose to Coventry City in the play-off semi-finals. In turn, the North East outfit were expected to kick on this past season and once again make a push for promotion back to the Premier League. However, a dismal run of form midway through the campaign, which was not helped by an injury crisis, saw Boro’s promotion hopes das…

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