Former Celtic skipper in demand
Tony Mowbray is looking to cut costs at the Riverside Stadium with McManus one of the top earners after signing for Gordon Strachan in 2010.
McManus hasn’t featured in the Middlesbrough side for two months and isn’t short of admirers in the Championship.
“There is a lot going on,” Mowbray admitted discussing the transfer window. I am trying to create space. Certain areas of this team need strengthening and in other areas we have a few players.
“If we get an offer that we think is a good offer, and we feel we could use his salary elsewhere, then those things have to be done. But we will not be jeopardising what we already have.
“We need to create some space in the budget to move things around. I have no problem with the people that are not impacting on the first XI moving on.
“If it suits us financially and suits the player then that is football. I will be very loath to lose a player who is playing his part every week.
“It is a fine balancing act for us. We probably do need some funds to bring players in but not by selling the wrong ones.”
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