Middlesbrough appoint Garry Monk as manager on three-year contract

have appointed Garry Monk as their new manager on a three-year contract.

Monk, who recently left Leeds after one season in charge in which he guided them to a seventh-place finish in the Championship, will be unveiled at a news conference on Monday.

Middlesbrough FC are delighted to confirm the appointment of Garry Monk as our new manager.

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He replaces interim manager Steve Agnew, who oversaw the club's relegation from the Premier League after Aitor Karanka was dismissed in March.