Millwall to secure Middlesbrough striker transfer | OneFootball

The young forward is set for a move down to London.

Millwall have completed a deal that will see Middlesbrough striker Josh Coburn join the club on loan.

Cobrun, 21, is set to become the latest addition to Neil Harris' side, with the news of his imminent move to Millwall being reported by the South London Press' sports editor, Richard Cawley.

Attacking additions are a key for the Lions in the closing stages of the window. Their interest in Fulham winger Martial Godo has been heavily reported, but they face competition from Blackburn Rovers if they want to get that deal done.

In contrast to their potential move for Godo, they are nailed on to land the Boro striker.

Millwall to complete Josh Coburn signing

Coburn has been linked with a cross-Championship switch to The Den and it now appears that all has been sorted on that front.

Cawley has said that the deal is done, but he did add that it's not clear whether all the i's and t's were respectively dotted and crossed before the registration cut-off point at 12pm.

If he was signed prior to midday today, then he will be available to face Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. If not, then his Millwall debut will likely come against Luton Town next weekend.

There is no option to buy the Boro academy product at the end of his loan deal included in the deal, according to the Northern Echo's Dominic Shaw.

Coburn made his Championship debut in April 2021 - he was 18. The striker then went on to feature for Middlesbrough to varying degrees in the next four Championship seasons.

He scored five goals in 21 league appearances last time out, following up a stellar loan spell with Bristol Rovers where he scored 10 in 35.

Two games is all he has featured in, so far, in the current Championship campaign, with an average of just five minutes on the pitch per game. He did provide a goal and an assist in Boro's 3-0 EFL Cup win against Leeds United, though.

The hope among those at the Riverside is that one day Coburn will evolve into a main talisman for them, or someone that they can offload for a lot of money.

For him to become that type of player, he needs to play; it's as simple as that really. But those chances weren't going to come easily for him this season.

With Emmanuel Latte Lath and new addition Tommy Conway ahead of him in the pecking order, he wasn't going to be able to develop properly if he'd been sat alongside Michael Carrick on the bench until May.

This was the right call, one that could hugely benefit everyone involved.