Maybe we should have signed Johnson..

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Saw this the other day..

The list of Middlesbrough players apparently attracting interest from other clubs grew today when it emerged that Real Madrid were on the trail on young winger Adam Johnson.

It is understood Real have identified the 21-year-old Sunderland-born left-sided midfielder as a potential target.

The La Liga outfit this week appointed former Tottenham boss Juande Ramos as their new coach, at the same time as the north Londoners were once again linked with a January move for England international Stewart Downing, the man to whom Johnson is currently the natural deputy.

Must be a lot better than anything we have on the wings, if hes attracting that sort of interest.

Was it a loan deal or a 3million move that we were haggling in the summer?

[The Lad 0]

Southgate didn't want him getting sent to scotland on loan.

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think it was just a loan deal but it was all just paper speculation so who knows if we really were interested in him. Looked decent enough against arsenal yesterday. Anyway we have aaron so i dont think we need another young left winger to sit on the bench.