STEVE McCLAREN last night revealed he does not expect to add to his Middlesbrough squad when the transfer window opens in the new year, writes Paul Fraser.

The Boro boss is understood to have been scouring the transfer market in a bid to bring in a striker on the cheap to bolster his squad.

However McClaren admitted fresh blood is unlikely, although he is still keeping his eye out for that 'special' player - provided he is available at the right price.

"I'm pleased with the squad we have got and there isn't much money around at the moment and there certainly isn't here," said McClaren, who knows the month-long transfer window opens on January 1.

"What we have is what we will go with and I'm very pleased with that.

"It would have to be a very good offer and they would have to pay us to play!

"They would have to be world class and he would have to be something very, very special."

Boro have been linked with a host of strikers in recent weeks - including Arsenal's Francis Jeffers, Derby's Malcolm Christie and Roma's Gabriel Batistuta.

And McClaren is thought to have had a loan move for Celtic's John Hartson rejected by the Scottish giants.

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