Middlesbrough are considering a move for Lorient's 21-year-old Cameroonian player, Arthur Avom. Middlesbrough is set to compete with Birmingham City to sign Avom. The midfielder's contract in Brittany is scheduled to expire at the end of the current campaign. A report from Africa Foot at the end of the summer window claimed that numerous clubs in England and other countries were interested in Avom. The report linked Leeds United, Everton, Crystal Palace, and Sunderland with him, as well as Club Brugge, Fenerache, and Strasbourg, another Ligue 1 club. The same report indicated an asking price of £17.1 million. Lorient exercised a one-year extension option to avoid losing Arthur Avom on a free transfer. Avom has 17 caps and one goal for Cameroon, and his current market value, according to Transfermarkt, is €20.00M. Reports from November 2026 suggest Lorient is open to selling the player for approximately €10-12 million, while in October 2026, Fenerbahçe was reportedly preparing a bid of €10 million.