One reason for why Middlesbrough endured an instant relegation back to the Championship was due to their lack of being able to put the ball in the back of the net, something vitally important to deem success.

Álvaro Negredo was the club's main goal scoring asset last season, but now that he has retuned to his parent employers Valencia CF in Spain, 'Boro will need to be on the search for a new forward to fill the boots of their ex-striker.

The Teeside outfit should dive into the transfer market and swoop for AFC Bournemouth attacker Benik Afobe, who is a reliable source for goals in the second-tier, as we found out with his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The 2014/15 campaign is when the 24-year-old made his name in the Football League.

Initially spending the first six months of the season on loan at League One side MK Dons from Arsenal, scoring ten goals in 22 outings, he was then snatched up on a permanent basis by Wolves in January.

His prolific form continued into a higher division as Afobe would go on to bag on 13 occasions in 21 matches, swiftly becoming one of the rising stars in the Championship.

The following year, 2015/16, the former Arsenal man would then progress as he rippled the net nine times in the first-half of the season before AFC Bournemouth came sniffing and got him to move to the south-coast.

His time in the top-flight hasn't quite gone to plan and has placed second fiddle to Calum Wilson, meaning the form has dropped and that may trigger a departure this summer.

If Middlesbrough are adamant that they want promotion back to the Premier League, then they will need to heavily invest in a consistent scorer and that is exactly what Benik Afobe is.

'Boro supporters, do you need a new striker? Is Benik Afobe a realistic target? Who would be your target? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments below!