{"id":297914,"date":"2023-12-12T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297914"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:55:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:55:02","slug":"premier-league-scouts-monitoring-middlesbrough-midfielder-hackney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/premier-league-scouts-monitoring-middlesbrough-midfielder-hackney\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League scouts monitoring Middlesbrough midfielder Hackney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Premier League scouts monitoring Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney&#8230; with four of the &#8216;Big Six&#8217; keeping tabs on the England U21 star ahead of a possible move next summer<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clubs lower down the top-flight could test Middlesbrough&#8217;s resolve in January\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s understood the player would prefer to remain at the club until the summer\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Marcus Rashford EVER be the real deal? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Premier League scouts from both Manchester clubs, Tottenham and Liverpool are watching Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney &#8211; but with the expectation he will leave in the summer rather than January.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old has interest from lower down the top-flight and it is thought some clubs, such as Nottingham Forest, could test Boro\u2019s resolve in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>However, we understand the player would prefer to remain at the Riverside Stadium until the end of the season, when offers are almost certain to arrive.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport has been made aware of the talent-spotters in attendance at Boro matches in recent months, and Tottenham are among those most interested in Hackney.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were even represented during his last game at Bristol City at the end of last month, before Hackney picked up a hamstring strain from which he will return in the next seven days. Interestingly, some of those top six clubs have not watched the team during his absence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/15\/78872695-12855407-image-a-79_1702396552032.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Premier League scouts from both Manchester clubs, Tottenham and Liverpool are watching Hayden Hackney &#8211; who is expected to stay at Middlesbrough until next summer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/15\/78872693-12855407-image-a-80_1702396600963.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The England U21 star has four years on his contract and Boro will command a sizeable fee<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City and Manchester United are keeping tabs, with the latter said to be more keen. Meanwhile, sources insist Liverpool\u2019s interest could yet be the one to rival Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>The England Under-21 star has four years to run on his contract and Boro will be relaxed about commanding a sizeable fee for their best young player, but there is an acceptance he will move on if they do not win promotion to the Premier League this season.<\/p>\n<p>Hackney is approaching 100 career appearances and has developed into a cultured midfielder, but one who carries the ball and can hurt the opposition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has starred for England this season and is on the pathway for progression into the senior ranks, having also represented Scotland at Under-21 level. It is thought the Scots have not given up hope on Hackney one day switching back to their country, for whom he qualifies to play through his Edinburgh-born mother.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12855407\/Premier-League-scouts-monitoring-Middlesbrough-midfielder-Hayden-Hackney-four-Big-Six-keeping-tabs-England-U21-star-ahead-possible-summer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Premier League scouts monitoring Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney&#8230; with four of the &#8216;Big Six&#8217; keeping tabs on the England U21 star ahead of a possible <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/premier-league-scouts-monitoring-middlesbrough-midfielder-hackney\/\" title=\"Premier League scouts monitoring Middlesbrough midfielder Hackney\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Premier League scouts monitoring Middlesbrough midfielder Hackney - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/premier-league-scouts-monitoring-middlesbrough-midfielder-hackney\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Premier League scouts monitoring Middlesbrough midfielder Hackney - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Premier League scouts monitoring Middlesbrough midfielder Hayden Hackney&#8230; 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