The World Cup has typically slowed transfer activity in the early stages of the summer window, but now that the greatest competition in football has concluded, many expect things to pick up as the 2026/27 season approaches.

Middlesbrough has signed two new players so far: Myles Peart-Harris on a free transfer after leaving Oxford United, and Kyle Joseph for a reputed £4 million from Hull City, last season’s play-off winners.

But Kim Hellberg’s side is far from finished. Not only did they enter the summer in desperate need of depth and clinical finishers, but they have also lost crucial individuals.

Alan Browne and Matt Targett will not return from their loan periods, captain Dael Fry has joined Birmingham City, and Championship Player of the Season Hayden Hackney has also moved on, signing for Everton for up to £24 million.

However, there is still plenty of money in the budget to further boost the Middlesbrough squad, and the Swedish manager is excited to see what the recruiting staff can accomplish ahead of the new season, which begins in less than three weeks.

Kim Hellberg is enthusiastic about Middlesbrough’s transfer possibilities in the upcoming weeks.

Middlesbrough will not only have money from the Hackney sale to reinvest in the squad, but they will also earn roughly £20.2 million when Morgan Rogers joins Chelsea for £117 million from Aston Villa, a Premier League record sell-on fee.

The Northern Echo reports that Borough manager Kim Hellberg delegated responsibility for transfer activities to the recruitment team at the Riverside. However, he collaborates closely with them and is optimistic about the club’s future prospects.I’m not sure how rapidly we’ll move, but we’re trying to bring them in as soon as possible,

” he said. “Steve [Gibson], Neil [Bausor], Kieran [Scott] together with me and other people are working very, very hard to get the best solutions. “”Until they arrive, it’s a way to increase the squad’s depth and provide opportunities for growth.”The upcoming weeks will be really exciting.

We have a really good recruitment team here who works extremely hard. They effectively identify players who align with our desired style of play.There is strong collaboration in terms of the types of profiles we are searching for.

They’re really good at their work, and they’re introducing a lot of good names. In football, it is not always feasible to obtain everyone, but it will be interesting to see what occurs.

While Hellberg is excited about the potential to offer some of his younger and fringe players from his first half-season at the club the chance to impress and improve the squad from within, there’s no doubt that he’ll be looking for new additions to do the same.

According to the Northern Echo, Middlesbrough are looking for a striker, more versatile forward players, a couple of central midfielders, a left-back, a centre-back, and a goalkeeper this summer, thus a busy transfer window is expected at the Riverside.

Middlesbrough must get the summer transfer window right to strengthen their promotion hopes.

And, at times last season, Kim Hellberg demonstrated that he was one of the greatest managers in the division when everything fell into place on the pitch and his Middlesbrough team was on the same page.

However, the lack of depth was revealed in crucial moments near the conclusion of last season, and with only two wins in their final 13 games, including the play-offs, it was clear that Borough had run out of steam.

You’d expect this year to be more challenging, with West Ham, Wolves, and Burnley joining other recent promotion contenders.

As a result, a great transfer window might mean the difference between Borough improving on last year’s performance or spending the 11th consecutive year in the second tier.

Middlesbrough open their season by hosting Wrexham in the EFL Cup first round on August 7, and there will be much of optimism and expectation that the Borough team will be stronger and more prepared for a challenging play style by then.