Tag: Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown
20 August 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Kim Hellberg admires Boro legend Tony Mowbray ahead of showdown

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg has spoken of his admiration for former Boro boss Tony Mowbray ahead of their first meeting in the dugout.

Hellberg’s side head to Ewood Park on Saturday (15:00 BST) to face Blackburn, who are playing the first home game of Mowbray’s second spell in charge of Rovers, more than nine years after his first began.

The Saltburn-born 62-year-old played nearly 350 league games for Boro

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Middlesbrough: Will Lankshear’s dream is to play in the Premier League
17 August 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Will Lankshear’s dream is to play in the Premier League

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough’s new goalscoring hero Will Lankshear says his dream is “to play in the Premier League”.

Lankshear, 21, has made a flying start since his £10m move from Tottenham, and his double against Lincoln City on Saturday means he has three goals in his first two games.

Boro missed out in the Championship play-off final in May but Lankshear says Kim Hellberg’s squad believe they can do something special this

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Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City: Championship stats & head-to-head
15 August 2026 Off

Middlesbrough vs Lincoln City: Championship stats & head-to-head

By Total Football News

The comeback victory for last season’s beaten Championship play-off finalists consigned the 2025-26 third-tier title winners to their first league defeat since 22 November – with their incredible 29-game unbeaten run taking the Imps to promotion with a 103-point haul.

Lincoln’s Championship season-opening showing was all the more impressive for coming under the guidance of Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw, who stepped up together as a head coaching double act

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Delano Burgzorg: Middlesbrough forward joins Preston on loan
7 August 2026 Off

Delano Burgzorg: Middlesbrough forward joins Preston on loan

By Total Football News

Preston North End have signed forward Delano Burgzorg on a season-long loan from Middlesbrough.

The 27-year-old Dutchman leaves the Riverside Stadium following the arrivals of Kyle Joseph and Will Lankshear, and after he spent the second half of last season on loan at Bristol City.

Burgzorg scored eight goals in his time at Boro and one in 16 games for the Robins last season.

Lilywhites manager Paul Heckingbottom said:

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Max Arfsten: Middlesbrough sign Columbus Crew winger for undisclosed fee
6 August 2026 Off

Max Arfsten: Middlesbrough sign Columbus Crew winger for undisclosed fee

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough have signed Columbus Crew winger Max Arfsten for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.

The 25-year-old USA international scored 14 goals in 89 Major League Soccer appearances.

He is the second American to join Boro this summer after midfielder Sebastian Berhalter signed last month.

“I’ve been wanting to come here for some time and now I just can’t wait to train with the team and hit the ground

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Will Lankshear: Middlesbrough striker full of praise for Hellberg
5 August 2026 Off

Will Lankshear: Middlesbrough striker full of praise for Hellberg

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough’s new striker Will Lankshear said he has learned more in a week under head coach Kim Hellberg than he has in his entire football career previously.

The 21-year-old signed from Tottenham two weeks ago after spending last season on loan at Oxford United, where he scored 11 goals and provided four assists in 44 Championship games.

Lankshear played his first game for what he described as an “amazing, brilliant

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Middlesbrough agree fee for Spurs striker Lankshear
21 July 2026 Off

Middlesbrough agree fee for Spurs striker Lankshear

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough have agreed a deal for Tottenham striker Will Lankshear that could rise to a club-record £20m.

The initial deal is worth around £10m with an additional £10m due in add-ons based on various incentives.

The 21-year-old has yet to agree personal terms amid reported rival interest.

Lankshear spent last season on loan at Oxford United, scoring 11 goals and making four assists in 44 Championship games.

It follows a

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Middlesbrough: BBC Radio Tees looks back at Boro’s UEFA Cup adventures
15 June 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: BBC Radio Tees looks back at Boro’s UEFA Cup adventures

By Total Football News

The man who brought these players to the Riverside was McClaren, who admitted he had an amazing five years on Teesside after being sold on Steve Gibson’s vision.

“The goal was to win a trophy, we’d done that, I just felt the next season I needed more firepower and a bigger squad,” McClaren said.

“We wanted to go further into cups, do well in the league and not just make

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Sammy Silvera one of six players released by Middlesbrough
28 May 2026 Off

Sammy Silvera one of six players released by Middlesbrough

By Total Football News

Australia winger Sam Silvera is one of six players released by Middlesbrough after they missed out on promotion to the Premier League.

The 25-year-old was a first choice for Boro at the start of the season but unable to regain his place regularly after being sidelined by a foot injury in February.

Silvera made 65 appearances after joining from Central Coast Mariners in 2023.

Defender Darragh Lenihan, midfielder Alex Gilbert

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