Overview
- Swedish outlet Fotbollskanalen reports Hellberg met Middlesbrough after talks with Swansea City and has verbally agreed to take the job.
- The proposed move hinges on satisfying a release clause in Hellberg’s Hammarby contract, with final paperwork still outstanding.
- No appointment has been announced by the club, and assistant Adi Viveash remains caretaker following Rob Edwards’ resignation to join Wolves.
- Hellberg, 37, has managed Hammarby since January 2024 and led the club to second place in Sweden’s 2025 Allsvenskan.
- Middlesbrough’s search comes as Swansea, Southampton and Norwich also seek new managers, and Boro have held talks with Raphael Wicky, according to talkSPORT.