Yes, the headline is correct! Woodgate has got the move he has dreamed about since he was a boy. He had been on loan as part of his recovery from the recurring injury that ended his Newcastle United playing career.

Woodgate has been playing well and receiving rave reviews from fans and pundits alike. However Madrid have elected to sell him for a fee believed to be around £7m rather than recall him to play in their defence.

It appears that after a long search and intense negotiations that Gareth Southgate has found a player that can fill the gaping hole in the Boro defence his transition to management created.