MIDDLESBROUGH are one of the biggest winners of the summer transfer window – despite only selling one top star.
The Championship promotion chasers flogged homegrown star Hayden Hackney to Everton for an initial £16.5m last month.
Middlesbrough netted nearly £20m for former player Morgan Rogers’ transfer from Aston Villa to Chelsea. Credit: Rex
Hayden Hackney Everton for an initial £16.5m last month from Middlesborough Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Boro were then quids in when Morgan Rogers sealed his £117m move to Aston Villa to Chelsea.
They pocketed around £20m due to a 20 per cent sell-on clause inserted when the attacker joined the Villans in 2024.
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And the bank will be bolstered further if Djed Spence completes his Tottenham exit to Inter Milan.
The Teessiders have already earned around £5m in extras as part of the initial £12.5m switch that took the full-back to North London four years ago.
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That was due to Spence appearing in the Champions League and competitively for England.
And now they will be due 15 per cent of any profit Spurs make by flogging the star to Inter Milan.
Boro enter the transfer window with an opportunity to reshape their squad following last season’s high-profile play-off drama.
The campaign ended in controversy when semi-final opponents Southampton were expelled from the play-off final.
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Middlesbrough also stand to benefit financially from Djed Spence’s imminent move from Tottenham Hotspur to Inter Milan Credit: PA
That was due to a major “Spygate” breach, leading to Middlesbrough‘s reinstatement to face Hull City.
The club will aim to secure top-flight Premier League football for the 2027/28 season, while also benefiting from a tidy financial boost to add to their transfer budget.
