Middlesbrough have signed defender Justin Hoyte from Arsenal for a fee of £3 million.

The right back is regarded to be manager Gareth Southgate’s ready replacement for Luke Young, who moved to Aston Villa.

However, the Englishman who has agreed to a four-year deal was unable to put pen to paper in time to make his debut for Boro against Tottemham Hotspur on Saturday.

Hoyte is now keen to experience regular first-team starts after being hardly used by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.