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Middlesbrough FC now have their Premier League fixture list for 2016/17 - so it's full steam ahead on the transfer front.

It's only 59 days until Boro kick-off their top-flight campaign against Stoke City at the Riverside, and the club are hopeful of securing a number of new players before then.

In today's national papers, Boro are linked with a new name - a Dutch midfielder who is playing in Serie A - while reports also claim the club are confident of reigniting a deal to bring Gaston Ramirez back to the Riverside.

We also have the latest on Bernardo Espinosa's protracted move to Boro , with chief executive Neil Bausor admitting the club are hopeful of announcing a second summer signing "in the next few weeks".

Boro 'keen on Atalanta midfielder'

A new name - Marten De Roon - who is on Boro's summer radar, according to Italian paper Gazzetta dello Sport.

The 25-year-old Dutch midfielder currently plays for Serie A side Atalanta and is the latest midfielder linked with a move to the Riverside.

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However, the player only recently signed a contract extension with Atalanta, meaning he is tied down in Italy until June 2019.

De Roon moved to Atalanta from Dutch club Heerenveen last summer, and has since also been linked with moves to Napoli and AC Milan.

Gaston Ramirez deal 'could be re-ignited'

One doing the rounds in the Mirror today , as Gaston Ramirez looks to sort out his future after Uruguay's early exit from Copa America.

Ramirez has been released from Southampton, and the 25-year-old - who scored seven goals in 15 Championship starts during a fruitful loan spell in the Championship - now holds all the cards.

The Gazette understands Boro opened talks with Ramirez earlier this summer about a permanent move.

But the club's hierarchy walked away from the deal after growing concerned about a release fee demanded to get the player out of a pre-contract agreement he signed with Uruguayan club Penarol earlier this year.

We understand Boro remain interested in bringing Ramirez back to the North-east, but any deal would depend on movement on the player's part.

Ramirez, who moved to Southampton for £12m in 2012, is also thought to be on the radar of Galatasaray, Sevilla and Real Betis.

Boro hope to wrap up Espinosa deal 'within days'

Earlier today, Boro chief executive Neil Bausor told Sky Sports that the club are hopeful of a second transfer breakthrough "within days".

The Gazette understands that player is Sporting Gijon defender Bernardo Espinosa , who has been on Teesside twice this month to discuss a move with club officials.

It is claimed in Spain today that Espinosa's agent has flew into Teesside today to continue talks, and with Bausor's revelations that a deal for an unspecified player is close, it seems to be a good fit.

We’ve already announced that we’re bringing Viktor Fischer in from Ajax, we’re all working hard behind the scenes,” he said.

“Hopefully we can announce something in the next few days with somebody else and I can assure you we are working hard to bring in and strengthen the fantastic group of players we have already got.”

Colombian centre-back Espinosa is recovering from a cruciate knee ligament injury so has yet to prove his fitness.

German giants 'hope to hijack Ibrahimovic deal'

Interesting story today with reports claiming that Bayern Munich are looking to make an eleventh hour swoop for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The 34-year-old appeared to be set for Manchester United, with the Sweden captain expected to undergo a medical at Old Trafford after Euro 2016.

However, according to Bild, Bayern are trying to muscle in on United's move for Ibrahimovic.

Jose Mourinho has already brought in Villarreal defender Eric Bailly for a reported £30m fee, and the Red Devils remain confident that the Ibrahimovic deal will be completed without any complications.

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