"I will be staying in Middlesbrough for a few days and practice with them and we will see what happens.
"We have been in contact for the last four or five months.
"A while ago, Steve McClaren proposed that I should come over to get a feeler - practice with the side and look at the town. Then, we shall see how it ends. If it feels good, we will be talking about it at the end of the week.
"But since they are inviiting me to the club, there is of course an interest from their side. And I would like to stay in England for a few more years."