Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate
admits he is ready to let Tuncay Sanli leave the club as he
prepares to meet with chairman Steve Gibson.
Southgate admits that Tuncay - one of the
few players to come out of the season with any credit - will be
very hard to hang on to.
"We have to be realistic," said Southgate.
"Tuncay is an international player who is captain
of his country. He has given everything right to the end, he's a
very special person and he's been a pleasure to work
with.
"I will have to sit down with him and see what he wants to do
but it's obviously going to be very hard to keep him.
"He needs a stage on which to perform because he is that type of
a character."
Downing
One player who looks set to stay for now is Stewart Downing, who
looks set to be sidelined until the start of next season with his
foot injury.
"It looks as if Stewart could be with us until January at least
because of the operation," Southgate said.
"Certainly we might not have seen the last of Stewart in a
Middlesbrough shirt."