Hull and Nice play out goalless draw in Tigers' final pre-season friendlypublished at 20:30 BST 15 August
20:30 BST 15 August
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Hull City concluded their pre-season campaign with a goalless draw against French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice at the MKM Stadium.
The closest either side came breaking the deadlock was when at the end of the first half when new Tigers goalkeeper, and club-record signing, Konstantinos Tzolakis produced an impressive double save.
Summer signings Lucas Herrington, Nobel Mendy, Matt Targett and Lucas Gourna-Douath all came on as second half substitutes for Sergej Jakirovic's side.
Glehardt 'over the moon' after permanent move confirmedpublished at 13:54 BST 15 August
13:54 BST 15 August
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Joe Gelhardt says he is "over the moon" after his permanent move from Leeds to Hull City from was confirmed.
The English forward returns to the club after two successful loan spells over 18 months which saw him score 14 goals in the Championship last season and the tie-clinching second goal in the play-off second leg against Millwall.
Gelhardt, 24, has signed a four-year deal with an option of a further 12 months.
"I'm over the moon. It's been a great 18 months playing here - I've loved every minute of it. Since the season ended, I knew exactly where I wanted to be," he said.
"Thankfully, it's happened
"As soon as I joined the club, I connected with the fans, the staff, all the players. I'm happy to be here on a permanent now, rather than a loan."
'Premier League the dream of all footballers' - Gourna-Douathpublished at 13:36 BST 15 August
13:36 BST 15 August
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New Hull signing Lucas Gourna-Douath says he is "excited to play" now the "long journey" of signing for the Tigers.
The 23-year-old midfielder has signed a five-year deal after joining from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg for an undisclosed fee.
"I'm really happy because it was such a long journey from the first phone call until I signed. I'm so excited to get started.
"I know Hull City is a big family club. Playing in front of our fans will be fun. It will be amazing for me.
"The Premier League is the best league in the world. I'm really happy and really excited to face those teams with Hull."
Gourna-Douath started his career at Saint-Etienne, where he made 65 appearances for the French side before joining Salzburg in 2022.
He made 95 appearances for Salzburg over four seasons and spent the second half of the last campaign on loan at Le Havre, where he played 15 games in Ligue 1.
"I love fighting to win the ball back and having the ball at my feet to make the team play. I love to play for the badge and for the fans," he added.
"I'm really happy to have this experience. I got a chance to play in the Champions League, Serie A and Ligue 1. I've learned a lot and I'm really happy to put this experience on the pitch in the Premier League.
"The Premier League is the dream of all footballers. Now, I have a chance to play in the Premier League, so I am excited to play."
Destan joins Konyaspor on three-year dealpublished at 18:13 BST 14 August
18:13 BST 14 August
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Hull City forward Enis Destan has completed a move to Turkish Super Lig side Konyaspor for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old made 18 appearances and scored two goals in the first half of last season, before joining Westerlo on loan for the second half of the 2025-26 campaign.
What would Tigers be getting in Iroegbunam?published at 16:49 BST 14 August
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BBC Radio Merseyside's Giulia Bould has given her assessment of Everton midfielder and Hull City target Tim Iroegbunam.
Bould told BBC Radio Humberside: "We don't anticipate seeing Tim Iroegbunam in an Everton shirt again. You get an athletic player.
"He's right-footed. He is mainly defensive midfield, but he can play central midfield as well.
"He's got a good engine on him. You can see just from his physical stature that he's a really physical player. He's not bullied off the ball particularly easily.
"The only issue he's had at Everton is there were other players David Moyes picked in front of him.
"He's 23, he wants to play. So, it looks like this could be a really good fit for everyone involved.
"It will feel like it is good business because he just hasn't had the opportunities at Everton. But he certainly is a Premier League player. He's that standard of player.
"He has got stuck in and he's worked incredibly hard. So, I wouldn't have any doubts about his personality and in fitting in and knowing what it means to play for Hull City."
Gelhardt deal close while bid made for Iroegbunampublished at 13:17 BST 13 August
13:17 BST 13 August
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There is ongoing movement at Hull City.
The team at BBC Radio Humberside are across transfers, with Mike White sharing on X, external: "More positive transfer news for Hull City as Joe Gelhardt is at the club today ahead of completing a long-term deal. Understand it's a four-year contract plus one-year option for a fee in the region of £4.5m."
While his colleague at the station James Hoggarth has written, external: "I understand that Hull City have submitted a formal bid in excess of £15m for Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam. Sergej Jakirovic told me on Tuesday that he "likes" him as a player."
Both are moves that were mooted by Jakirovic in Tuesday's long chat with Radio Humberside that you can listen to in full on BBC Sounds.
'To play in the Premier League is a dream come true' - Herringtonpublished at 10:40 BST 13 August
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Lucas Herrington says it is "a dream come true" to join Hull City and be given the opportunity to play Premier League football.
The 18-year-old Australia defender has signed a five-year deal with the Tigers and becomes their ninth summer transfer.
Herrington made two appearances for his country during the World Cup and missed a spot-kick when they were beaten by Egypt on penalties in the last 32.
"I'm buzzing to be here," Herrington said. "It's a great project and a great club to be a part of. I'm so excited to be here.
"The opportunity to play in the Premier League, one of the best leagues in the world, is a dream come true. I've woken up at all hours in the morning in Australia to watch these games. To be a part of it is so special.
"I can't wait to meet all the boys and the fans. I'm here to work hard and hopefully get a lot of games in the Premier League."
Gossip: Hull closing in on Gelhardt dealpublished at 07:24 BST 13 August
07:24 BST 13 August
Hull City are close to completing a deal to re-sign Joe Gelhardt from Leeds permanently after the 24-year-old English striker spent the past two seasons on loan at the Tigers. (Sky Sports), external
The Tigers are confident they can finalise a deal for Augsburg midfielder Mert Komur despite having a £10.2m bid rejected for the 21-year-old German. (Teamtalk), external
How do add-ons work in football transfers?published at 07:16 BST 13 August
07:16 BST 13 August
It is common practice these days for transfer fees to have performance-based add-ons. The theory is the selling club gains more if the player goes on to be extremely successful, while the buying club is to some extent protected financially if the transfer doesn't work out.
In some cases, the total value of add-ons is significant - Real Madrid could end up paying an extra £30m to Borussia Dortmund for Jude Bellingham depending on how successful he is over the course of his career in the Spanish capital, for example.
In others, like the potential £1.7m worth of add-ons Brighton's £29.78m signing of Greece Under-21 forward Charalampos Kostoulas, are less significant.
Clubs sometimes say add-ons are 'easily achievable' or 'difficult'.
Easier-to-achieve add-ons can include things like making a basic number of appearances, or scoring a certain amount of goals. Add-ons can also be attached to a team's success rather than the individual player's - a club may agree to an add-on requiring an extra payment if they qualify for Europe, for example.
Others can be more ambitious - tied to extreme levels of individual or collective success, like winning the Champions League or the Ballon d'Or.
An example of the difficulty add-ons can present when discussing valuations would be the claims made in the Portuguese media in 2022 that the first additional payment in Darwin Nunez's £64m-plus-add-ons move from Benfica to Liverpool was triggered by the Uruguayan making just 10 appearances.
Then Liverpool boss Arne Slot rejected speculation he had not started Nunez in some games because it would trigger an additional payment.
Whether Liverpool paid more for Nunez, or club captain Virgil van Dijk - for whom they paid a flat fee of £75m to Southampton in 2017 - cannot be determined without knowing exactly what add-ons were included in the Nunez deal, then figuring out which conditions he has and has not met.
'It's a great challenge and I am ready for it' - Mendy joins Hull for club-recordpublished at 18:41 BST 12 August
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Defender Nobel Mendy says he is "ready" for the challenge of the Premier League, after completing his move to Hull City from Rayo Vallecano for an undisclosed club-record fee.
The 21-year-old has signed a five-year deal until the summer of 2031, with the option of a further year.
Mendy made his first senior Senegal appearance in March 2026 and featured 28 times for Rayo Vallecano last season.
Speaking to club media, Mendy said: "I am very happy to be here and very proud to be here as well.
"I am a very athletic player, and I am a defender at heart. I also really enjoy the game and coming out from the back cleanly and aggressively when needed.
"I have wanted to play in the Premier League since I was little, so it's a great challenge to face and I am ready for it.
"This season is going to be a good season, and we will all be in it together."
After Hull break their club record again, what do you make of the latest summer recruit? Are these signings giving you hope for the coming season back in the top flight?
Listen to Jakirovic's open chat before the new seasonpublished at 17:24 BST 12 August
17:24 BST 12 August
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Listen to Sergej Jakirovic's lengthy, honest, open and enlightening new-season special chat with James Hoggarth on BBC Radio Humberside in full.
Jakirovic talks candidly about the Tigers' transfer targets, his relationship with owner Acun Ilicali and his future - which you can scroll down on this page to read about.
Other topics include whether he feels pressure taking the club back into the Premier League, injury updates on key players including Charlie Hughes, and his role in the recruitment process.
'Today it's off' - Jakirovic on Bailey move and 'crazy' player pursuitspublished at 15:02 BST 12 August
15:02 BST 12 August
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Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic says the club are "speaking with a lot of players" as they continue to prepare his squad for the start of the Premier League season, but their pursuit of Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey is "a mess".
The Tigers have already made seven permanent acquisitions so far this summer, but are expected to be busy in the last two weeks of the window.
"For me, it is a little bit difficult because the market is going too slow," Jakirovic told a special studio discussion with BBC Radio Humberside on Tuesday.
"Like every head coach I would like to have my team at the beginning of pre-season but it is not possible.
"I know it is difficult but we are working a lot and speaking with a lot of players. The players are a little bit crazy because agents, players, clubs want a lot of money but we are trying to find balance.
"We have signed seven players so far and another two today or tomorrow - defenders. We are also looking for three or four in positions that we need and I hope we will be successful in that."
Hull have been in talks with Aston Villa over a move for Bailey at various times throughout the summer, but Jakirovic says the move is currently "off".
"I don't know right now what is happening there but it's a little bit, I think, a mess. I can say like this," he added.
"If I need to beg somebody to join us, to play for Hull City in the Premier league, then it is better to stay and don't come because if you don't feel this club, that you can help us and sacrifice for the team - not just Leon Bailey but in general - then it is better to stay in your club and we will try and find somebody else.
"What I know, today it's off. But also, it was off three weeks ago and then again on."
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'Everything is going well' on contract extension - Jakirovicpublished at 12:56 BST 12 August
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Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic says he and the club are "on the same page" in regards to him signing a prospective contract extension.
Jakirovic - who unexpectedly guided the Tigers to promotion via the play-offs in his first season in charge - has one year left on his current deal but is confident he will stay beyond this due to his strong relationship with club owner, Turkish businessman Acun Ilicali.
"Everything is going well," he told BBC Radio Humberside. "I am waiting for an email!
"Everything is good and we are on the same page. I am waiting for the proposal so we will see.
"What we speak [about], everything is good. I have one year on my contract still, the clubs wants to sign a new contract which is two-plus-one or three years, we will see.
"Everything is fine with that. There are no issues about it."
"I never felt him [Ilicali ] putting any pressure on me," he added.
"Nobody can put pressure on me other than myself. When I arrived here we spoke about relegation, stability, staying in the league. I thought we would be between 10th and 15th.
"We had a slow start last season but he put no pressure on me. If we didn't reach the play-offs there was no question that I would continue this job because he is very happy and I am very happy also.
"In the end, we did something incredible - like a movie.
"Now, the first target is to stay in the league, but we know it is very difficult. I don't know how we will look in the Premier League and we will see the direction we will take.
"I don't want to just participate, I want to win games."
'Matter of time' on Gelhardt and 'progress' on Iroegbunam - Jakirovicpublished at 09:12 BST 12 August
09:12 BST 12 August
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As part of his special studio discussion with BBC Radio Humberside, Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic has opened up and given updates on the club's pursuits of various transfer targets, including Joe Gelhardt and Tim Iroegbunam.
Gelhardt has spent two loan spells with the Tigers, helping them to promotion last season, and Jakirovic says a return for the Leeds forward is "just a matter of time".
"There is no doubt about Joe Gelhardt," he said.
"I have no doubt because he proves everything on the pitch.
"Last season - 15 goals and seven assists. 22 times directly involved in a goal. He loves Hull City, he wants to be here, he is very happy here.
"This I think is also just a matter of time until we finish this job and I hope we will finish this.
"I think if he will be in the rotation for our team then it will be very good for us.
"Of course I would like to sign him because he has proved everything on the pitch."
Another target is Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, who fits the profile Jakirovic wants to add to his squad.
"I think there is progress in this player," he added.
"I like how he is playing and he is very experienced. I think we need this profile for a midfielder and I hope we will sign him.
"But, we will see. It could be a loan or permanent transfer. There is a lot of exchanging. He is in the last year of his contract which is an advantage for us."
'Togetherness' could prove key - Targett on Tigers signingpublished at 10:14 BST 11 August
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Hull City's new full-back Matt Targett speaking to BBC Radio Humberside about his free transfer to The Tigers: "It came out of the blue to be honest with you.
"I spoke with my agent on the Friday night and said is anything happening soon? and he said no it's been quiet with the World Cup. And then 24 hours later he said Hull City want you.
"I said let's get it done as soon as possible. It was a crazy 48 hours for me to get everything done, get down to Hull and then travel with the team away to Slovenia."
On what he thinks might help the club survive in the Premier League: "From what I have seen so far, the togetherness of the group. It's a really tight group. It's an honest group that will work really hard for one another.
"We are quite light for players at the moment for sure. We have also had a few bad injuries - that doesn't help. For us as players we can only control what we are doing on the pitch. The owner has his ideas of who he wants to bring in, for us as players we just get on with our job."
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