Boksic on way back for Boro

Middlesbrough striker Alen Boksic is close to a return from injury to increase manager Steve McClaren’s striking options.

The 32-year-old Croatian international missed Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Charlton with a bruised foot picked up during his country’s 2-0 defeat in Bulgaria last week, but returned to training today to boost his chances of lining up against Leeds United at the weekend.