What will Hellberg bring to Boro?

New Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg will take charge of his first game when Derby visit the Riverside on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

In his first major managerial job with Varnamo in 2022, the 37-year-old kept the club in the Allsvenskan in their first-ever season in the Swedish top flight before leading them to an incredible fifth-place finish in 2023.

Hellberg was then appointed by Hammarby and guided them to two consecutive second-place finishes in 2024 and 2025.

Nordic Football Pod host Jonathan Fadugba says Hellberg is a "young and exciting" coach, who is considered "one of the best emerging managers in Sweden".

"He will try and put together an entertaining style of play," Fadugba told BBC Radio Tees.

"He's not a boring manager who will try to just sit in and nick a 1-0. He's someone who likes to implement an attacking game and go at teams.

"That's why his Hammarby side have been considered one of the best teams in the league for the past two years."

Fadugba said Hellberg would be open to adapting his style to the Championship and "won't be wedded to a system" if it isn't working.

"There will be a bedding in period, he's not the messiah who will come and everything is going to be amazing," he said.

"But one thing you can guarantee is that he's a clever manager. He will try and adapt in-game and he will definitely try and play the right style of football."

Describing his character, Fadugba said Hellberg is "very cool, calm, collected and debonair".

"A bit dapper on the sidelines, he has a bit of touchline chic," Fadugba added.

"Very unflappable. He's not a manager who gets carried away and starts throwing teacups. Very relaxed and clear eyed. He's very methodical but also very innovative.

"I think one of the reasons he's been selected by Middlesbrough, at such a big club, is that he's got a very modern style of management."