IT’S RIGHT TIME FOR BRITT AND BORO TO MOVE ON

EXIT: Britt AssombalongaBRITT Assombalonga was signed to help Middlesbrough “smash” the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in 2017.Signed from Nottingham Forest for a shade over £15m, the Congolese striker became the second-most expensive player in Championship history, eclipsed only by Wolves’ Ruben Neves.Yet four years on, Boro have smashed nothing. And Assombalonga, now 28, has been told to find a new club.Amongst supporters, the forward’s impending departure was not lamented. On social media, jokes abound about him failing ...

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