Middlesbrough are currently short in defence, especially in the left-back position, and they have now been linked with a move for one of the recently released Sheffield United players.
As the summer passes by, Middlesbrough are realising that they will need to sign a left-sided defender, and they have been linked to making a move for a Cardiff City defender.
Middlesbrough have already been linked to a handful of Sunderland players, including Charlie Wyke, Jordan Jones, Lee Burge, and Luke O'Nien. It looks like they are now interested in another player from Sunderland.
Boro made it ten games without victory after pathetically throwing away a 2-0 half-time lead at home to Hull City, a result which lifts them out of the relegation zone, however only by goal difference.
Anfernee Dijksteel is one of the key members of the Charlton Athletic squad that achieved a return to the Championship after promotion from League One.