Boro Determined to Keep Downing

By Brian Lofrumento | 2nd January 2009

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stewart-downing Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate today reiterated his desire to keep winger Stewart Downing at the Riverside. Despite not having the best season ever, Southgate believes it is not in the club’s or the player’s best interest to move just yet. Downing has clearly been affected by transfer speculation in recent weeks, and Boro fans are hoping the issue can be resolved as soon as possible.

“Spurs have expressed an interest in Stewart but we’re not interested in selling him,” Southgate said. “We think we need to keep hold of our best players.

“If Tottenham are really interested then they have not shown that in the way they have approached it, so there’s nothing doing there.

“We feel that keeping the squad we have together is the most important thing we can do.”

If I were Stewart Downing, I’d jump ship at the first opportunity. Tottenham, unlike Middlesbrough, is a club that looks like it is moving upward, while Middlesbrough have remained stagnant for a while now. Harry Redknapp is an excellent manager who could surely get the best out of Downing.

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