Middlesbrough confirm £7m deal with West Ham for striker Ashley Fletcher as he heads to Riverside for talks
Former Man United youth player seeks first-team action after making just two league starts since leaving Old Trafford in 2016
WEST HAM striker Ashley Fletcher is set for talks with Middlesbrough over a £7million move.
The fee has been agreed and the 21-year-old has left the Hammers' training camp in Germany ahead of the proposed move.
Boro continue to spend big as they set about an immediate return to the Premier League under new boss Garry Monk.
They have already signed one West Ham player in keeper Darren Randolph for £5m.
That's in addition to breaking their transfer record for striker Britt Assombalonga from Nottingham Forest for £15million.
Another forward, Martin Braithwaite, has arrived from Toulouse for £9m, while midfielder Jonny Howson joined from Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.
And their bid to sign Fletcher shows there is no sign of Boro letting up in their recruitment drive.
A club statement read: "Boro have agreed a deal in principle with West Ham United to sign striker Ashley Fletcher.
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"The former Manchester United youth player has left West Ham's training camp in Germany and is heading to Boro for talks."
Fletcher made just two league starts for West Ham after signing from United in 2016.
He appeared 20 times for the Hammers, scoring once, having failed to play for United - although he did have a successful loan spell at Barnsley in 2015-16.
Boro are fully expected to be title contenders in the Championship next season andhave them priced 13/2 joint-favourites with Aston Villa to top the table by next May.
