Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo is on the verge of joining newly promoted Premier League side Middlesbrough, according to Marca, via Football Espana.
Negredo, 30, only joined Valencia from Manchester City on a permanent basis last summer in a deal that cost the La Liga giants €30m (£25.7m).
However, the former Spain international has failed to rediscover his best form and is now close to sealing a season-long loan move to Middlesbrough.
Aitor Karanka’s side have reportedly reached an agreement with Valencia that will see Los Che save €7m (£6m) on Negredo’s salary next season.
Of players that scored at least five goals in La Liga last season only four players required fewer minutes per clear-cut chance missed than Negredo (114.8 mins).
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