Middlesbrough have opened talks for Sunderland striker Danny Graham.

Sky Sports says the 28-year-old spent the closing stages of the 2013/14 season on loan at Middlesbrough and could now return to the club where his professional career started.

Gateshead-born forward Graham was picked up by the then Premier League club from Chester-le-Street Town in 2003 and made 15 appearances during a four-year spell.

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