Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray is hoping to bring Dutch international Romeo Castelen back to the club.
Dutchman to get another chance
Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray is hoping to bring Dutch international Romeo Castelen back to the club.
The 29-year-old is a free agent and trained with Boro last week, and played in a pre-season friendly.
The former Feyenoord and Hamburg ace has now returned to Holland, but Mowbray has confirmed he hopes to see him again.
"He's gone back to Holland but I think he'll be coming back for a week or so," said Mowbray.
"He's a very experienced, talented player who hasn't played much football recently. It's just whether we give him that platform to get fit because he has undoubted talent.
Money
"He went for a lot of money to Hamburg from Feyenoord, he's played at a real good level and I can see that in flashes and yet if you're not fit it's very difficult to reproduce that.
"So there's a fair chance he might be coming back to train with us for a week or two and see if we can get him up to speed."
Boro are also hoping to conclude a deal for Swiss goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler - who has spent all of pre-season with the club.
The 23-year-old is currently with Basel - but they are believed to be happy for him to move on a free.
Leutwiler has been preferred to Spaniard Jacobo Sanz, who also spent time with Boro over the past week.
