MIDDLESBROUGH are tracking Forest Green midfielder Charlie Cooper.
The SNJ understands Gary Monk's Championship outfit are monitoring the progress of the former Birmingham City star and look set to make a bid when the transfer merry-go-round swings back into action on January 1.
Cooper, 20, who is the son of Rovers' boss Mark Cooper, penned a two-year deal in the summer after helping Forest Green gain promotion to the Football League.
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