It was reported early on Tuesday morning that newly-appointed Middlesbrough boss Garry Monk was set to pursue the signature of admired Nottingham Forest forward Britt Assombalonga. 

You can somewhat see the manager's thoughts; he knows what this division takes having been in charge of Leeds United last season and realises that a consistent, reliable goal scorer is one of the several ways how any team can fight for promotion.

Especially when you anticipate that 'Boro will be attempting to reach the Championship table summit in the much-awaited 2017/18 campaign, with just a couple of recognised strikers at this level; Patrick Bamford and Rudy Gestede.

Assomalonga would be a major recruit at Riverside this summer transfer window if the deal went through and there's no shaming in the fact that he would be the focal point of Garry Monk's side.

However, there are plenty of downsides as to why the 24-year-old shouldn't make a move from Nottingham Forest to the north-east in the coming weeks or months, and here are the TWO most important reasons for him to avoid a switch to Teeside.....

Plagued by injuries

There is no denying that Britt Assombalonga is a feared striker for opposing defenders to come up against having become a reliant attacker for Nottingham Forest in the three years he's spent there so far.

However, the centre-forward has been dogged by injuries ever since arriving and his worst period on the sidelines kept him out of competitive action for fourteen months, when he underwent a knee operation in February 2015.

Middlesbrough will be looking for a prolific forward to add to their ranks, which Assombalonga, is but if they want to hunt down automatic promotion then an acquisition who can remain fit for more than two-thirds of the season is a must.

Is it really worth the money?

Although no official fee has been mentioned yet that Garry Monk would have to pay to take Britt Assombalonga up north, it's highly likely that he'll need to stump up a similar fee that saw Oliver Burke leave the City Ground last summer.

'Boro chairman Steve Gibson will obviously financially back his new manager but it would be an astronomical gamble to throw the entire budget on one player, even if he could earn your club a return to the Premier League.

In our opinion, there's an abundance of other strikers in the Championship who could a relatively decent job to net the goals for half the price of what Forest could be asking - it could be a punt Monk lives to regret if he swooped for Assombalonga.

Middlesbrough fans, do you want to see Britt Assombalonga at Riverside for next season? Are either of these two reasons valid? Let us get your thoughts in the comment section below!