BORO have agreed to transfer striker Tom Craddock to Luton Town for an initial fee of £80,000 plus add-ons.

Durham-born Craddock has enjoyed a successful loan spell with the League Two side, scoring four times in eight games.

It is understood he has agreed a two-and-a-half year contract with the Kenilworth Road club and will take a medical later this week.

The 22-year-old was part of Boro's 2004 FA Youth Cup-winning side alongside the likes of David Wheater, Andrew Taylor, Tony McMahon, Matthew Bates and Adam Johnson.

He has started only once for Boro's first team, a 3-1 defeat at Manchester City in October 2007, while making a further four substitute appearances.

He made his Boro debut as a substitute in the famous game at Fulham on the last day of the 2005-06 season when 15 of Boro's 16 players were born within 30 minutes' drive of the Riverside.

Craddock has also had loan spells with Wrexham, where he scored in his only game, and at Hartlepool United.