▁S under land ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Ar ca ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁twenty – six ▁appearances ▁and ▁scoring ▁two ▁times ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Ar ca ▁would ▁leave ▁S under land , ▁with ▁the ▁decision ▁first ▁being ▁made ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Championship ▁again ▁should ▁the ▁club ▁be ▁re leg ated . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁depart ed ▁S under land , ▁he ▁made ▁ 1 7 7 ▁appearances ▁and ▁scoring ▁ 2 3 ▁times ▁for ▁the ▁side ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions . ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁Ar ca ▁was ▁named ▁Sol id ▁Gold ▁XI ▁on ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁website . ▁ ▁M idd les br ough ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Ar ca ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁five - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Premier ▁League ▁side ▁M idd les br ough , ▁for ▁a ▁reported ▁transfer ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 1 . 7 5 ▁million , ▁becoming ▁new ▁manager ▁G are th ▁South gate ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁senior ▁signing ; ▁they ▁beat ▁Spanish ▁club ▁Esp any ol ▁to ▁signing ▁the ▁player . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁replacement ▁for ▁Fran ck ▁Que ud r ue , ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁Ful ham . ▁ ▁Ar ca ▁made ▁his ▁Premier ▁League ▁debut ▁for ▁M idd les