{"id":543172,"date":"2020-02-06T14:17:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T19:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=543172"},"modified":"2020-02-06T14:17:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T19:17:45","slug":"jonny-howson-close-to-signing-new-middlesbrough-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/06\/jonny-howson-close-to-signing-new-middlesbrough-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonny Howson Close To Signing New Middlesbrough Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Middlesbrough boss Jonathan Woodgate has dropped a huge hint that Jonny Howson will sign a new contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Jonny Howson Close To Signing New Middlesbrough Deal<\/h2>\n<h3>Out of Contract<\/h3>\n<p>The Boro&#8217; boss has a number of players who have contracts expiring this summer.<\/p>\n<p>One of those with a soon-to-be-expiring contract is Jonny Howson.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder&#8217;s versatility has allowed him to feature in nearly every league game for Boro this season.<\/p>\n<p>Howson, 31, has played in midfield, as a winger and at right-back.<\/p>\n<p>He has also played in central defence following a shortage of natural defensive options.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/sport\/18213634.boro-closer-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northern Echo<\/a>, Woodgate dropped a not-so-subtle hint that Howson would be signing a deal to remain at The Riverside beyond this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Woodgate said: &#8220;Jonny will be here at the end of the season. He&#8217;ll be here next season, that&#8217;s all I will say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Boro coach remained fairly disciplined in revealing any further details, but the fact he believes the former Leeds United man will stay is good news to Middlesbrough fans.<\/p>\n<p>Howson is one of seven first-team players whose contracts are set to expire in July.<\/p>\n<p>The futures of Dani Ayala, George Friend, Marvin Johnson, Adam Clayton, Ryan Shotton and Rudy Gestede all hang in the balance.<\/p>\n<p>The Boro players all have less than six months left on their contracts and the Middlesbrough bosses will be hopeful of tying them in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds have already had Hayden Coulson and Djed Spence commit their futures to Middlesbrough; the Boro hierarchy will hope that Howson is the next name to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Woodgate&#8217;s side are 18th in the Championship, seven points above the relegation places.<\/p>\n<p>They travel to Brentford on Saturday afternoon before heading to Wigan Athletic on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"I1uFK-WRR89z060cqkNLFA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1194169679\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'I1uFK-WRR89z060cqkNLFA',sig:'pdfA87ZuTnQOsTi_eGZ7JnPaRgKUOx_2nulop34ubxo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1194169679',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Middlesbrough boss Jonathan Woodgate has dropped a huge hint that Jonny Howson will sign a new contract. Jonny Howson Close To Signing New Middlesbrough Deal Out of Contract The Boro&#8217; boss has a number of players who have contracts expiring this summer. One of those with a soon-to-be-expiring contract is Jonny Howson. 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