Overview
- Multiple reports in Sweden state Middlesbrough have a verbal agreement with Hammarby head coach Kim Hellberg to take over at the Riverside.
- Expressen reports the club has triggered a release clause of about SEK 3m (roughly £240k), with work-permit steps said to be underway and formalities still to complete.
- Expressen also reports Hellberg wants assistant David Selini to join him, with separate negotiations said to be in progress over that move.
- Hammarby previously granted Hellberg permission to travel for talks as Swansea pursued him, but Middlesbrough are now reported to have moved ahead in the race.
- Adi Viveash remains in interim charge after Rob Edwards’ departure to Wolves, with Boro having received around £3m in compensation for Edwards compared with the modest fee reported for Hellberg.