Adam Johnson is convinced Middlesbrough teammate Stewart Downing will eventually leave Teesside.

Johnson told Setanta Sports: "Stewart Downing is obviously going to look to move to a big team soon. There has been a lot of talk about him moving. Who knows? He might move before I do."

Of his own desire for first-team action, he added: "But if not, maybe I'll have to find my own way soon - if I can't get in, I can't be hanging around forever.

"Maybe I could go out on loan or something in January and then come back and if I'm still not going to be part of it, then maybe you have got to look elsewhere."