They say that in football if you stand still you go backwards fast. And with that in mind, there is little time to stop and admire a successful summer transfer window at Middlesbrough .

Instead, in the ever-changing picture that is a football season, Boro chiefs will already be looking ahead after another summer of real change at the club that saw the head coach change, while 11 new players arrived, offset by just as many departures.

It leaves Boro looking in a strong position right now - helped by the fact that they’ve won their opening four games for the first time in 31 years. But what next? What will be top of the club’s agenda now that the transfer window is closed until January? We take a look at the immediate priorities.

January transfer window planning

The recruitment team

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