Hull City hit the jackpot after £5.35m transfer deal, it won’t be matched: View
The pair have gone on to play at the highest levels of the game.
Hull City have proved themselves to be canny operators in the transfer market, but they are unlikely to ever top their 2014 business.
That summer saw them bring in defensive duo Harry Maguire and Andy Robertson, who have both gone on to become household names in world football.
The price paid to take the pair to the MKM Stadium will be looked on kindly by history as an incredible deal for what proved to be two world-class talents.
Not only did they provide years of productive service to the side, but both produced a tidy profit on their exit from the club, making for two fantastic deals for the Tigers.
Hull found themselves two bargains
The pair were signed and announced on the same day, with very few people likely predicting the careers they would both go on to have.
Maguire, then 21 years old, moved to Hull from Sheffield United for a fee believed to be around £2.5million, with the chance to play Europa League football seemingly high in his thoughts.
Robertson was 20 when he made the switch from Dundee United, for a reported fee of £2.85million, having been persuaded to transfer by then-manager Steve Bruce.
They were by no means completely unknown quantities, but correctly calling the success they would both go on to have would have seemed like a stretch at the time.
They both had productive spells for the Tigers
Not only are the pair notable for what they went on to do following their departure from Hull, but they also made a strong impression while with the club.
Maguire would go on to turn out 74 times for the Tigers, scoring three goals and providing five assists despite playing in the centre of the defensive unit. He also had a brief spell on loan at Wigan Athletic during this time.
Robertson appeared an impressive 115 times for the club, scoring five goals and providing 10 assists during that time.
