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Big Interview: Luke Ayling – ‘We lost Hayden but now we’ve got depth’

Middlesbrough captain Luke Ayling discusses the departure of key midfielder Hayden Hackney, building a promotion-level squad, and the transformative impact of new arrivals Will Lankshear and Amario Cozier-Duberry.

Big Interview: Luke Ayling – ‘We lost Hayden but now we’ve got depth’

Luke Ayling has no doubt that Middlesbrough would be a better team if Hayden Hackney was still pulling the strings in midfield.

But the veteran defender reckons selling Boro’s home-grown hero to Everton this summer has allowed gaffer Kim Hellberg to build a side fit for the Premier League.
Middlesbrough pocketed an initial £16.5m for Hackney, who was named Championship Player of the Year last season.
Potential add-ons could see that figure rise to around £24m, whilst Morgan Rogers’ record-breaking move from Aston Villa to Chelsea also banked Boro £20.3m in sell-on fees.

That windfall was p...

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