Chris Wilder and Middlesbrough have already made their stance on Marcus Tavernier clear

Marcus Tavernier is reportedly the subject of two Premier League bids this summer. According to reports, Middlesbrough have rejected £10 million offers for their star midfielder from both Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, as they look to bolster their squads ahead of their first seasons back in the top flight.

Boro rejecting the supposed offers comes as no surprise because Chris Wilder has already made both his own and the club's stances clear with regards to the 23-year-old academy graduate. The midfielder was a key component to Boro's climb up the Championship table under Wilder last term, starting in all but one Wilder's games in charge - the one he didn't being the FA Cup win at Mansfield after he'd not long recovered from Covid.

Tavernier remains an important part of Wilder's team, with the Boro boss planning for life with him at the club for the upcoming season. Boro are not in a financial position where they would have to sell, as they will soon receive a big fee from the sale of Djed Spence. With two years left on his contract too, the club aren't under pressure in that sense to move him on either.

Boro's stance on selling Fry and Tavernier reiterated

That being said, every player does have a price, but both Forest and Bournemouth would have to up their offers to get permission from Boro to talk to the player. Wilder made the club's stance clear at the start of the summer, saying: "Any football club can lose someone. Look at Liverpool who’ve just lost Mane. They were in the Champions League final, they recently won the Premier League, yet they lose arguably their best player. We’re all susceptible to it, but it has to be for the right price, as always.

"I’m not expecting any other (senior) departures apart