Mido Not The Answer For Boro

The signing of Mido by Gareth Southgate's Middlesbrough would have been a welcomed signing. This was before Yakubu's name popped up again as a 11.5-million pound transfer target for Everton. Without at least two goalscorers, any English side will struggle at the bottom of the table. Stuart Downing, once again, will be mired on a less-than-mediocre side.

Mido is great in the air and is a good finisher, but even during his best days at Spurs he never struck me as a consistent scorer. Alongside players like Defoe and Keane, he can contribute. Alongside Aliadiere, I'm not so sure. If Yakubu is retained, I think they could be a formidable pairing. Mido playing target man, laying the ball off for a quick pacey assassin like Yakubu would be exciting to see.

The flip side is Everton could really use Yakubu. With James Vaughn out and Andy Johnson a somewhat fragile player, Everton would do well to pick up a player of Yakubu's calibre. Mikel Arteta, who will surely be targeted by the biggest clubs in Europe by the end of the season, would definitely benefit from the Nigerian's presence up front.

Southgate would do well to hang on to his club's top scorer from last year and reap the rewards of two class acts up front.