Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka has admitted that he is looking forward to taking a break with his family over the summer once the football season has ended.

Boro play their final Championship game of the season away to Yeovil Town on Saturday, and Karanka said that he cannot wait to relax after a tough first season in England.

"Yes, I will have a holiday some time," he told Sky Sports News. "I need to be with my family, I have been five months on my own.

"Of course I will be working every day, but I need a holiday, I need to be with my family. I need to be back in Spain and I will go there soon, and when I'm there, I will enjoy the Champions League final - I have no doubt Real Madrid will win!"

Karanka took over at Middlesbrough following Tony Mowbray's sacking in November.