Middlesbrough are determined to keep hold of defender David Wheater next season.

The Sun says Boro will slap a £9million price tag on Wheater if they are forced into a firesale.

Boro are resigned to offloading stars if their relegation is sealed on Sunday - with Tuncay, Robert Huth and Gary O'Neil all set to go.

The cash-strapped Teessiders are desperate to hang on to centre-half Wheater, who is on the verge of an England call.