Source: Telegraph
Aberdeen confirm Middlesbrough bid for striker Lee Miller
The 26-year-old is out of contract in the summer and the Dons have so far been unable to convince him to sign a new deal.[LNB]Reports claim that Boro have tabled a bid of £500,000 for the Scotland international, who manager Mark McGhee recently admitted he would be prepared to sell.[LNB] Related ArticlesLee Miller heaps more pain on RangersCeltic revolution continuesJim Jefferies in shock return to HeartsCredit crunch has done Scottish football a favourSPL is 'becoming a feeder league'Sport on televisionAberdeen announced they were considering an offer for Miller shortly after McGhee revealed that an approach had been made by former Pittodrie team-mate Gordon Strachan.[LNB]McGhee told BBC Sport: "Middlesbrough have asked about Lee Miller. They have made an approach and the clubs are talking.[LNB]"If a deal is done, it will have to be done very quickly. We have to decide whether we want to keep him or sell."[LNB]Boro manager Strachan, who has also been linked with Celtic's Scott McDonald, attended the Dons' 3-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League win at Hearts on Wednesday night.[LNB]That game saw Miller make his return from a three-match SPL ban.[LNB]The forward joined Aberdeen three-and-a-half years ago and finished the club's top scorer last season and during the previous campaign.[LNB]He has struggled in front of goal this term, netting just four times in 23 games in all competitions.[LNB]But Strachan sees him as a solution to his own side's goalscoring problems, which he bemoaned after they dominated Saturday's goalless Coca-Cola Championship game with Bristol City.[LNB]Miller's sale could free up funds for McGhee to sign Plymouth striker Steven MacLean, who he has been chasing all month.[LNB][LNB]
