Middlesbrough hope to finalise Stewart Downing’s transfer from West Ham this week.

Boro and Downing are discussing the structure of payment on Downing’s proposed £6m transfer which will include bonuses for promotion.

New signing Alex Baptiste could miss most of the season after breaking a leg in a friendly on Saturday.

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Middlesbrough hope to finalise Stewart Downing’s transfer from West Ham this week

Downing working on his fitness during West Ham's training camp in Ireland earlier this month

Manager Aitor Karanka said he was devastated for Baptiste who was injured after just 28 minutes of today’s 1-0 win over York.

Baptiste only signed last week from Bolton and Karanka said: ‘After Alex got injured I left the game.

‘I don’t understand sometimes how unfair football is because Alex arrived one week ago, we were together in my office, and now he’s in the hospital. If our defeat at Wembley was a motivation, now we have another motivation to do it for Alex.

‘I’m sure it is a serious injury and it will take a long time. I think it’s a complete break, so we need to wait and see.’