BLACKBURN Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes has signed for Championship rivals Middlesbrough in an £11m deal.

Rovers are guaranteed £9m with £2m in potential add-ons.

Rhodes scored 85 goals in 169 appearances at Ewood Park following his club record £8m transfer from Huddersfield Town in August 2012.

Rovers are also understood to be in the process of allowing midfielder Sacha Petshi, who has failed to make a single first-team appearance since his free transfer arrival in the summer, to leave.