Boro are closing in on the loan signing of Spurs starlet Milos Veljkovic.
The club have agreed a deal in principle to bring the Serbian youth international, 19, to the Riverside until January with an option of extending the deal until the end of the season if both sides are happy.
Velkovic is currently with the Serbian Under-19 squad for a game against Spain but Boro hope he will arrive in the next few days.
The Swiss-born talent can play in central defence or as a holding midfielder so could fill a few gaps in the squad.
The impressive teenager joined Spurs from the FC Basel youth set-up in 2011 and has established himself in the Academy side at White Hart Lane where he played alongside on loan right-back Ryan Fredericks.
He played for the Serbian side that won the UEFA Under-19 European Championships last summer and has been tipped to step up to the senior side soon.
“I’m leaving on a three-month loan,” he told the Serbian press.
“Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka called me to talk about the possibility. He was previously an assistant Jose Mourinho.
“I am happy to get the chance. In January a loan could be extended to the end of the season,” he explained.
Veljkovic made his first team debut at Spurs last season in the Premier League when he came off the bench in a 5-1 win over Sunderland and also featured against Aston Villa.
He has been part of the senior squad this season and has played in the Europa League against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, who Boro beat in the UEFA Cup in November 2005, and also against Benfica but has struggled to get pitch time in the league.
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