“Would fit in nicely” – Middlesbrough targeting Newcastle United transfer agreement: The Verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Newcastle United attacking midfielder Elliot Anderson is a summer loan target for Middlesbrough, a report from TeamTalk has claimed.

Having previously made two senior appearances for Newcastle, Anderson is currently on loan at Bristol Rovers, having joined the League Two side on loan in January.

Since then, the 19-year-old has scored six goals and provided three assists in 18 appearances for the Gas, helping them embark on a remarkable run that sees them pushing for promotion from the fourth-tier.

Now, it seems as though the teenager’s contributions to that run, are earning him plenty of attention from further up the footballing ladder.

According to this latest update, Newcastle are keen to loan Anderson to a Championship side next season, and ‘Boro are among several second-tier side to have enquired about such a deal.

So would Anderson be a good signing for Middlesbrough? And what would it mean for those involved if such a deal was to go through?

We asked some of our Football League World writers for their thoughts on this possible transfer, and here, is a look at what they had to say.

Carla Devine

19-year-old Elliot Anderson has done brilliantly for Bristol Rovers where he has been on loan since the end of January.

Since joining Rovers, Anderson has made 18 appearances scoring six goals and providing three assists and his good form has seen him catch the eye of a number of clubs, Middlesbrough being the latest.

You can see why Middlesbrough are interested in the young player as Anderson would definitely