Boro target could be available
10/06/2005 - 15:25:15Middlesbrough could close in on Austria full-back Emanuel Pogatetz after learning Bayer Leverkusen may finally be ready to sell.
Boro manager Steve McClaren has been on the trail of the 22-year-old left-back for some time, but with little encouragement from the German Bundesliga club, although a breakthrough may now be possible.
Pogatetz spent much of last season on loan a Graz AK and he is currently playing for Spartak Moscow in Russia, but could be available for around £2m.
McClaren is keen to recruit back-up for French defender Franck Queudrue after seeing the depth of his squad exposed by injuries last season.
