Plymouth Argyle forward Morgan Whittaker is closing in on a move to Championship rivals Middlesbrough.

BBC Radio Tees are reporting, external the 24-year-old is undergoing a medical ahead of a multi-million pound transfer to the Riverside.

Whittaker was a then-club record signing when he joined Argyle from Swansea City for £1m in 2023 after a successful loan spell.

He made the Championship Team of the Season last year after scoring 20 goals in 50 games.

But he has found the net just four times this season as Argyle have struggled at the bottom of the Championship.

He did not play in the Pilgrims’ 5-0 loss to Burnley on Wednesday night. Head coach Miron Muslic said Whittaker ‘didn’t show up in time’ for the match, despite knowing he was in the starting line-up, and he ended up watching the game from the stands.

Middlesbrough and Burnley have been in talks with the forward – Burnley had a bid of £5m plus add-ons rejected by Argyle earlier this week.

The move would see Whittaker link up once again with midfielder Finn Azaz – the pair had a fine partnership in the first half of last season before Azaz joined Boro after being recalled by Aston Villa.

The pair were part of an impressive Pilgrims side under Steven Schumacher in the first half of last season.

But following Schumacher’s departure for Stoke City Whittaker’s goalscoring form has dropped off – his last goal being the winner for Plymouth when they won 1-0 at Premier League Brentford in the FA Cup third round earlier this month.