Overview
- Multiple outlets report Middlesbrough have triggered a release clause to hire Hammarby’s Kim Hellberg, with personal terms agreed and travel to England expected within 48 hours.
- A formal announcement is expected after UK work-permit approval, with long-time assistant David Selini set to join and Viveash anticipated to stay on the coaching staff.
- Hammarby sporting director Mikael Hjelmberg says the club is planning for life without Hellberg and expressed personal happiness for his opportunity at Boro.
- Reports cite a release clause of about £240,000–£250,000, compensation around €460,000 and an annual Boro salary for Hellberg in the region of £960,000–£1.2 million, none of which is officially confirmed.
- Viveash oversaw a 1-1 draw at Oxford on Saturday that underlined recent attacking issues, with suggestions locally that Hellberg’s first match could be next weekend against Derby County.