Tuesday 8 August 2017 16:32, UK
West Brom are expected to return with a third and improved bid for Middlesbrough captain Ben Gibson, according to Sky sources.
The Baggies have so far failed with two bids for the centre-back, with the second offer totalling up to £20m.
Assistant manager Gary Megson told Sky Sports News on Tuesday that the club could complete deals for five transfer targets ahead of Saturday's Premier League opener at home to Bournemouth.
Gibson, who was called into the England squad for the first time last season, was an ever-present for Middlesbrough last season in what was their first campaign in the top-flight since 2009.
The 24-year-old impressed in his debut season in the Premier League keeping 11 clean sheets last season but their profligacy in front of goal saw them return to the Sky Bet Championship.
Gibson, whose uncle Steve Gibson is the Middlesbrough owner, started the Teesside club's first fixture of the new season, a 1-0 defeat against Wolves, and Boro's boss Garry Monk admitted to Sky Sports News last week that it would take an "extraordinary offer" for their leader to be sold.
There was no comment from West Brom when contacted by Sky Sports News.
