Middlesbrough look set to rival Celtic to sign Bristol City’s Tommy Conway. The Scotland Internationalist is expected to leave the EFL Championship side after contract talks stalled as they look to avoid losing the attacker for a compensation fee next summer.
According to Northern Echo, Boro are keen on bringing the youngster to the North East but talks have not resulted in an agreement. The report also states that Celtic are monitoring the situation with Brendan Rodgers admitting that he wants three strikers to manage the game time across all competitions.
Conway has 25 goals for Bristol City as well as assisting 6 times in 92 appearances. The striker has been tipped as an up-and-comer from the Championship, a league that offers a good level of competitiveness.
Celtic want two strikers into the club this summer to support Kyogo. The manager described it as two first choice players and a third, young striker to support and supplement in the front line. Conway could fit this profile. Not only would Conway be a player that could develop substantially in the future, he would go towards the UEFA quotas given that he is a Scotland Internationalist.
Celtic have only signed Sinisalo and Schmeichel this summer as the club have addressed the goalkeeping situation. Paulo Bernardo is close to signing on a permanent basis while the club are heavily linked with deals for Hugo Bueno and Adam Idah.
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