Middlesbrough and Bournemouth have been told to up their bids to land South African striker Tokelo Rantie.

Both Championship clubs have tabled bids just under £1-million (R15-million), but that was rejected by Swedish club Malmo. And agent Nadime Mahmoud has warned it will take a big offer to lure Rantie to England, with French club St Etienne also interested.

“Malmo don’t want to sell so we have to respect that,” he says. “They do not have a chance to find a replacement because the transfer window closed on Sunday.

“But it would be a good opportunity for Tokelo to go to England one day. We will have to see whether they will match the club’s valuation or he will stay.”

Rantie, who has seven goals in 15 League matches so far this season, signed a long-term deal at Malmo in April, having joined initially on loan from Orlando Pirates.
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