Lille ready to offer £9.2m for Adama Traore as Middlesbrough eye Liverpool starlet Ryan Kent to replace speedster

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Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore is wanted by Lille.

The French side are willing to offer £9.2million for the former Spain U19 international, though Boro want to find a replacement first.

Speedy Traore, who has been considered by Chelsea in the past, is ready to leave.

Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore is wanted by Lille, who are willing to offer £9.2million

Speedy winger Traore, who was previously eyed by Chelsea, has only played once this season

Traore's only appearance so far this season came off the bench against Burton Albion.

He featured in 27 Premier League games last term, but failed to score once and provided just one assist. 

Boro are weighing up options to replace Traore, with Huddersfield Town's Joe Lolley, Marvin Johnson of Oxford United and Liverpool's Ryan Kent among the players on their wishlist.

Kent spent last season on loan at Barnsley, where he was a first-team regular.

The 20-year-old played 44 Championship games, chipping in with three goals and one assist.

Boro are prepared to sell Traore but they want to secure a replacement before they let him go

Liverpool youngster Ryan Kent, who was loaned out to Barnsley last season, is one Boro target