Middlesbrough could face another summer of trying to keep hold of their prized assets. The Teessiders have lost Chuba Akpom and Morgan Rogers in the last two windows, which has significantly damaged their hopes of promotion this season. Boro chiefs simply can’t allow any of their standout performers to depart when the transfer window opens, or else they’ll have another season struggling to challenge the top six. Michael Carrick has done a tremendous job since joining in 2022 and is clearly a terrific manager, but he can’t be expected to lead a team to the top six which year-on-year sanctions t…
