Tuncay made the excuse he was injured and missed Boro's trip to the City Ground on Tuesday, BUT we hear he did not want to be cup-tied.
The Turk has been linked with a move away from Riverside for the entire summer but without any solid offer arriving on the table.
However with the close of the transfer window is rapidly approaching, reports suggest Alex McLeish has offered Boro £5million and are hoping to push through a deal by the end of the weekend.