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WE NEED TIME TO ADAPT – KIM

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The LeaguePaper Team
13 September 2026

DESPITE a bright start to the campaign, Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg admits his team are still firmly in transition as they adapt to a mass summer overhaul.
By Hugo Varley

FAST START: Striker Will Lankshear has hit the ground running at Boro
PICTURE: Alamy

When the summer transfer window closed, Boro had recruited a grand total of 12 new signings, while key men such as midfield talisman Hayden Hackney (Everton) and flying winger Morgan Whittaker (Colorado Rapids) had headed for the exit door.
Consequently, the Teesside club have spent the season’s first month steadily ...

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