Boro eye St Ledger loan

// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Middlesbrough have launched a bid to land Irish ace Sean St Ledger, skysports.com understands. Boro boss Gareth Southgate is anxiously trying to bring in players to bolster his squad.A central defender and centre forward are top of his wanted list, and St Ledger appears to be close to a deal.Boro have already made moves for Matthew Killgallon, Gareth McAuley and Zurab Khizanishvili - but a deal for St Ledger appears to be closest.It is understood Boro are hopeful of concluding a loan deal for St Ledger, with a view to a permanent move in January.If Southgate gets his targets it could be a double Irish deal - with Hull striker Caleb Folan also in talks with Boro over a loan deal.

Source: SKY_Sports