Middlesbrough have secured the marquee transfer of David Strelec, their long-term striker target from Slovan Bratislava, with the 24-year-old signing a five-year contract at the Riverside.

Boro made attempts to sign Strelec back in January as Emmanuel Latte Lath moved to Atlanta United. However, the late nature of that exit meant that Strelec’s club were reluctant to lose him so late in the window. Boro opted to sign Kelechi Iheanacho on loan instead, with Michael Carrick preferring his experience of English football.

On joining Boro, Strelec said: “I’m delighted to be here. There was a lot of speculation over the last nine months and I wanted to come here. I’m very happy that I’m here now and I can finally play for Boro. I’ve heard that the fans are amazing and I can’t wait to play i

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