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Middlesbrough complete Arca swoop
Arca has swapped Wearside for Teesside
Middlesbrough have signed Sunderland midfielder Julio Arca, reports BBC Radio Cleveland.
The 25-year-old Argentine, who has been with the Black Cats for six years, will be unveiled by Boro this afternoon.
He joined Sunderland for £3.5m from Argentinos Juniors and became a huge favourite on Wearside.
But Arca, who was also interesting Spanish side Espanyol, was given permission to talk to Boro by new Sunderland boss Niall Quinn.
He becomes the first senior signing for the Teesside club under new manager Gareth Southgate.
It caps a promising week for Southgate, who has seen Chris Riggott and Andrew Taylor sign new deals.
Arca was in the final year of his contract and Quinn admitted he had a clause in his contract allowing him to talk to Premiership clubs following Sunderland's relegation.
Quinn had tried to persuade Arca to stay with the club, and promised to match Boro's offer.
But the lure of Premiership football, while staying in the north-east, appears to have been too much for the former Argentina Under-21 international.
Quinn said earlier: "I'm not cross - he has already stayed once after this club went down - but I am disappointed as he is a terrific guy and a smashing player."
Arca remained loyal to the club despite their previous relegation to the Championship in 2003.
And he even signed a new two-year extension in November 2004, despite interest from the likes of Newcastle, Celtic and Italian side Fiorentina.
He made 177 appearances for the club, scoring 23 goals.
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