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Middlesbrough will be looking forward to their season resuming after the international break as they look to earn a top six spot by the end of the campaign.

We’re in the business end now with just a handful of matches left to be played and the race for the Championship play-off places, as ever, is very tight indeed.

Certainly, a number of clubs will be fancying their chances of finshing inside the play-offs this season and Boro are one of those, with them currently sat in 7th.

Time, then, to take a look at the latest headlines on Teesside…

Spence price-tag revealed

According to the Daily Star, via the Express, Middlesbrough have put a £20m price-tag on Djed Spence.

It’s easy to forget he’s actually a Boro player given his performances on loan at Nottingham Forest, and his displays have attracted interest from the likes of Arsenal and Spurs.

As per the report, though, they, or anyone else, will need to cough up big bucks to sign him.

Townsend sends Spence warning

Staying with Spence, Andy Townsend has warned him to pick carefully if he does leave Boro, as he needs to go to a side where he can keep playing.

Speaking to talkSPORT, the ex-player turned pundit said:

“He has been outstanding. During that Cup run, he was absolutely fantastic. He looks like a player of real promise.

“However, I don’t think anyone should go to a club knowing you are going to go there and going to sit and you are going to wait. If he goes to Liverpool, those two positions (right-back and left-back) are incredibly strong at that club.”

Ikpeazu update

Another player’s future up in the air right now is Uche Ikpeazu’s.

It became quite clear Chris Wilder didn’t fancy him as a player and Dominic Shaw from Teesside Live has told Wales Online he expects