Middlesbrough are close to signing Ajax winger Viktor Fischer, according to Press Association Sport. Fischer is reportedly due on Teesside to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms with the two clubs having reached agreement on a fee of around £3.8 million. Sources close to the player indicated that there is a four-year deal on the table for the Denmark international, who made 34 appearances for the Dutch club last season. Boro head coach Aitor Karanka has wasted little time in starting to reshape his squad in the wake of promotion, having released veteran Jonathan Woodgate and fellow defender Damia Abella at the end of their contracts on Tuesday. It had already been confirmed that injury-plagued utility man Rhys Williams would be heading back to his native Australia to join Perth Glory. Information from the Press Association was used in this report.
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