Brittain today completed his move from Blackburn, signing a four-year deal at the Riverside, and becoming the third new recruit of the summer after Abdoulaye Kante and Alfie Jones.
“I’m absolutely delighted to be a Boro player,” said the 27-year-old.
“It was the right time for me to make the next step in my career, and I’m excited to be here.
“I had a really good chat with the gaffer about how he wants to play and his ambition while he’s here, and it’s clearly an environment where everyone is pulling in the same direction.
“I can’t wait to get going.”
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Boro’s interest in Brittain first emerged at the start of last month and after lengthy talks with Blackburn, a breakthrough was finally achieved at the end of last week after Rovers agreed a deal to sign Lewis Miller from Hibs as a replacement.
Brittain then travelled to Teessider to undergo his medical and has now put pen to paper on a long-term contract at the Riverside.
He’s eligible to make his debut in Saturday’s Championship opener against Swansea City.
Brittain has been one of the stand-out right-backs in the Championship over the last couple of seasons. He’s as comfortable going forward as he is defensively, scoring two goals and providing five Championship assists for Rovers last term.
Brittain had moved into the final year of his contract at Ewood Park, and while Blackburn bosses were confident the defender would sign an extension at the start of the summer, the defender made known his desire to move to Boro when he learnt of the interest from Teesside.
Derby County were also interested, with former Blackburn boss John Eustace keen on a reunion, but Brittain had his heart set on the move to Boro.
Strengthening at right-back was a top priority this summer at Boro, who are also in the market to sign a left-sided defender. Colombus Crew’s Max Arftsten has emerged as the leading left back target and Boro made a bid last week worth around £2.25m.
Boro are also pushing to strengthen their forward line. They’ve held talks with Danny Ings this summer and made a move for their former striker Chuba Akpom at the end of last week, putting together an attractive financial package for the 29-year-old, whose future remains unclear as things stand with Birmingham and Ipswich having both agreed deals with Ajax.
