Hoyte Bid Accepted

So, Boro's bid for Justin hoyte has been accepted and the club are now in talks with the player.

Keith Lamb told the official club site, 'We have agreed a fee with Arsenal and have now been given permission to speak with Justin which we will be doing in the next 24-48 hours'.

The fee is believed to be around £3 million and Boro hope to have the deal tied up in time for Hoyte to be available to face Spurs on Saturday.