Hull City should look to hijack £6m Birmingham City Fulham deal: View.
It would be a fair comment to say that throughout the English footballing pyramid, there are a number of players playing in divisions that are well-below said player’s current ability.
Of course, a number of factors will undoubtedly sway the thought-process, such as wage packets and ambition, something which hasn’t seemingly been an issue at Hull City in the past couple of seasons with the well-documented and high-profile additions that have been made to squads under the previous management of Shota Arveladze and Liam Rosenior in Acun Ilicali’s two-and-a-half year reign as the latest custodian of the East Yorkshire side.
Many additions in the coming weeks of the transfer window have been promised amid a barrage of frustration from supporters with regard to how Tim Walter’s first competitive XI to take on Bristol City on August 10th will shape up.
The 48-year-old has pinpointed many areas across what is currently a squad low on numbers and the sufficient quality needed to better Rosenior’s efforts of a seventh-place finish last season, and the striking department is one of those.
And, after missing out on two reported targets to QPR and Sheffield United in the form of Zan Celar and Kieffer Moore, the last thing City fans will want is to see a League One side pursue a permanent deal for a star performer who was recently linked with a move to the MKM Stadium.
Hull City should look to hijack Birmingham City, Fulham deal for summer target
Jay Stansfield for Birmingham City
Given how lightweight striking options currently are, it’s no surprise that earlier on in the window, City expressed their desire to strike a deal with Fulham for Jay Stansfield.
Stansfield was the shining light and main source of goals in Birmingham City’s relegation season last term, and on the surface, a return to the Championship seemed more likely than the 21-year-old returning to the West Midlands, regardless of Blues’ ambitions under Tom Wagner.
However, those prospects have potentially been dealt a surprise and crushing blow in equal measure, with Football Insider reporting that Chris Davies’ men are preparing a £6m bid to sign the England youth international on a permanent basis after netting 13 times in 47 occasions across all competitions for the club, which included a strike against the Tigers in an FA Cup replay.
