Boro to sign Colchester winger
Middlesbrough have agreed an undisclosed fee with Colchester for winger Mark Yeates.
The Teessiders hope to conclude a deal for the 24-year-old Dubliner within the next 48 hours.
Yeates, who it is understood would cost in the region of 500,000, has been at the club's Rockliffe Park training headquarters for a medical and to discuss personal terms.
His capture would cap a positive week for manager Gareth Southgate, who has already managed to persuade utility man Matthew Bates to sign a new three-year contract.
Southgate told the club's official website, www.mfc.co.uk: "We have been in negotiations with Colchester and we feel we are close to being able to do some sort of a deal there.
"Hopefully something might happen over the next couple of days."
Colchester confirmed that a deal is close on their own website, www.cu-fc.com.
Chairman Robbie Cowling said: "We have a history of trying to keep our best players, but it is important to recognise when the time is right for all parties to allow them to leave the club.
"We have received an offer we feel is acceptable and assuming that Mark and Middlesbrough agree everything on a personal level, we feel we are giving him the chance to continue his career elsewhere."
Former Tottenham trainee Yeates scored 12 times in 42 appearances for the League One club last season.
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