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Sources: Luton beat Middlesbrough to £4m capture of Ryan Giles as Carrick eyes alternative Boro option
Luton Town are set to beat Middlesbrough to the signing of Ryan Giles, with a deal worth £4million including add-ons agreed with Wolves, TEAMtalk understands.
Giles is back at Molineux after a successful spell on loan at Boro where he helped the Teesside club reach the Championship play-off semi-finals.
The 23-year-old was instrumental to the success of Michael Carrick’s team, registering 11 assists from left wing-back and left-back.
Wolves are looking to balance the books this summer in order to comply with Financial Fair Play regulations, which explains the sales of Ruben Neves to Al Hilal and Nathan Collins to Brentford.
And while Boro were hopeful of bringing Giles back to Teeside, Premier League new boys Luton look to have beaten them to the punch.
We also understand that Boro have now held talks with Dutch outfit Cambuur over their Sierra Leone international left-back Alex Bangura as an alternative to Giles.
Boro have been looking to sell last season’s top scorer Chuba Akpom to raise funds to bolster their squad this summer.
However, as yet no firm bid has come in for the former Arsenal man, who scored an impressive 29 goals last season.
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Ryan Giles is poised to join Luton Town ahead of Middlesbrough from Wolves.
- Luton Town is confident of winning the race to sign Ryan Giles from Wolverhampton Wanderers for around £5m, which would give him his first shot at the Premier League.
- Middlesbrough’s hopes of bringing Giles back to the team have been dashed, leaving Carrick to urgently address the left-back position and consider other transfer targets.
- The failure to sign Giles will impact Middlesbrough’s budget and potentially redirect funds towards other areas of the team, as Carrick aims to strengthen the squad before the new season begins on August 5.
- Luton Town are ‘increasingly confident’ of winning the race to sign Ryan Giles from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Ryan Giles to leave Wolves
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The left-back starred for Middlesbrough on loan last season, registering 11 assists from left-back and becoming a key player under Michael Carrick. Therefore, Boro were desperate to bring Giles back to Teesside.
- Wolves wanted to assess Giles in pre-season, with Julen Lopetegui having a look at the player over the past few weeks. However, with Huge Bueno and Rayan Ait-Nouri also in the squad, it was going to be difficult for the 23-year-old to break in.
That’s proven to be the case, as it was confirmed that Giles didn’t travel with the team to Portugal, as he instead remained in England to complete a move away.
Luton to see off Boro to sign Ryan Giles
The big problem for Middlesbrough was that they weren’t the only club keen on the left-sider, with Luton Town also in the hunt for his signature.
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Not only could the Hatters offer Premier League football to Giles, following their play-off final
- win back in May, but he also has worked with boss Rob Edwards before.