The former Man Utd midfielder is no ideologue but has firm coaching convictions which he will hope to instil at his old club

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The 37-year-old Swede led Hammarby to successive second-place finishes in the Allsvenskan and replaces Rob Edwards at the Riverside Stadium.

Hellberg, a 37-year-old Swedish coach, has just guided Hammarby to a second-place finish in the Swedish top division.

Edwards has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal and replaces Vitor Pereira, who was sacked on November 2.

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The weekend action also saw a nasty clash of heads for Tyler Adams and Aidan Morris putting the departure of his Boro manager behind him

There is club-to-club agreement over a compensation fee in the region of £2million for the 42-year-old, who previously coached at Wolves.

The former Watford and Luton Town head coach was stood down from managerial duties for Middlesbrough's game with Birmingham on Saturday.

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Edwards took over at Middlesbrough in June, with the Teeside club third in the Championship after 14 games.

Morris returned to the national team in October after nearly a year away and remains a key cog on a contender for Premier League promotion

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Vitor Pereira was sacked on Sunday following the 3-0 defeat to Fulham.

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The proposal, which has support from Championship clubs, would see teams from fifth to eighth play additional one-off preliminary games.

The fee is in the region of £12million plus add-ons with the move expected to be finalised between the clubs in the coming days.

The 18-year-old joined City from Rosenborg this summer in a £12.5m deal but will spend the season at Championship side Middlesbrough.