On November 24th, Middlesbrough appointed Kim Hellberg as their new manager, and David Selini as his assistant.
Later that day, Expressen reported Anes Mravac would join the Championship side to be part of Hellberg’s backroom staff. He was interim manager at Malmö FF, who have confirmed his exit.
Mravac has spoken repeatedly about being contact with the Middlesbrough boss and Selini. Last week, the Swede said it “would be a dream” for him to reunite with his compatriots at the English club. He previously worked with Hellberg at IFK Värnamo and IFK Norrköping.
On Tuesday, Selini said it would be good if the 36-year-old arrives at the Riverside.
Sportbladet made a trip to the UK to have a chat with Hellberg, and asked him about Mravac.
The Middlesbrough boss is well aware what Mravac can offer but said he’s unsure of his arrival.
“He’s s also a good coach, of course. It is a bit the same there, I wanted to evaluate those who are here. Like everywhere else, you want to build the best staff possible,” he said.
“I do that to be able to help the players and Middlesbrough to achieve the best results possible. Anes is a very good coach, so it is not impossible. We will see if it can be done, if he and the club want to.”
The door is wide open for the coach to join Hellberg and Selini at the Championship side.
Meanwhile, Hellberg also spoke to the Swedish media about Middlesbrough’s transfers for the winter market. He hasn’t not ruled out raiding his former club, Hammarby IF, to sign some of their players.
