Middlesbrough sign Fabio da Silva from Cardiff City

Middlesbrough have signed former Manchester United defender Fabio da Silva from Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old signs a two-year deal with the newly-promoted Premier League side and the contract will see him at the Riverside Stadium until 2018.

The Brazilian left Manchester United in 2014 for Cardiff City before being loaned to Queens Park Rangers for one season.