Hull City Targets Six New Signings as Transfer Window Closes
Hull City’s return to the Premier League is being built on volume. Not one or two clever additions. Potentially six.
Club correspondent Barry Cooper reports that the Tigers are weighing up as many as half a dozen further signings before the window closes, with the deal for Fiorentina defender Niccolo Fortini only the start of a major rebuild at the MKM Stadium.
The plan is clear: another goalkeeper, a midfielder, a winger and at least two forwards to arm Sergej Jakirovic for the step up. The scale of the work underlines how aggressively Hull intend to attack this summer.
Wahi turns Hull down
Not every move lands.
Eintracht Frankfurt forward Elye Wahi has rejected the chance to join Hull, according to Kieran King. The 23-year-old cost Frankfurt around £25million when he arrived from Marseille in January 2025, but his time in Germany has stalled badly – just one goal in 25 appearances for The Eagles.
His loan to Nice last season told a different story. Nine goals in 19 Ligue 1 games, a key role in keeping the club in the French top flight, and his confidence restored. French outlet L’Equipe reports that Wahi is now prioritising a return to Nice, despite interest from Hull and Lazio.
Hull move on. The need for firepower remains.
Toure interest as forward search widens
That search has led them to Norwich City’s Mohamed Toure.
Reports suggest Hull have joined the chase for the Australia international, with journalist Rudi Galetti claiming Porto are also in the running. City are exploring a deal to strengthen their forward line and Toure has emerged as a live option, another name on an increasingly ambitious attacking shortlist.
The message is consistent: Hull want pace, goals and versatility in the final third. Toure ticks plenty of those boxes.
Nakamura and Hernandez on the radar
France has become a key hunting ground.
Foot Mercato report that Hull have both Keito Nakamura and Yeremay Hernandez under serious consideration this summer. The pair are said to be on the club’s shortlist and together would command around £31m.
Nakamura, currently at Reims, is a player City are understood to like a lot. It is even claimed that Hull have already made contact with the winger’s representatives, a sign of how far talks may have progressed.
Hernandez, meanwhile, is catching the eye at Deportivo La Coruna in La Liga. Young, technical and attack-minded, he fits the profile of the dynamic wide options Hull are trying to stack around their centre-forwards.
Fortini move gathers pace
At the back, Hull’s interest in Niccolo Fortini has accelerated.
Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports that City have joined the race for the Fiorentina defender, who has also been linked with Bournemouth. Hull’s interest is described as “serious”, with the two clubs in discussions over a loan deal that would include an option to buy.
Sections of the Italian press go further, suggesting an agreement is “close”. If completed, Fortini would be one of the early pillars of Jakirovic’s defensive reshaping for the Premier League.
Njinmah competition and a rejected bid for Pedersen
The wings are another battleground.
Sport Bild claim Hull are in the mix for Werder Bremen attacker Justin Njinmah. The 25-year-old is attracting heavy interest, with Fiorentina, Southampton and Marseille all monitoring him as well. No fee has been made public yet, but the level of competition hints at a sizeable number.
On the right side of defence, Torino’s Marcus Holmgren Pedersen has emerged as a priority. As reported by Barry Cooper, Hull are pushing hard for the Norway international, who shone for his country at the World Cup earlier this summer.
City have already seen a €5m (£4.3m) offer turned down by the Serie A club. Torino are holding firm, but Hull view the right-back as a key target as they gear up for life back in the Premier League.
Six more through the door? On this evidence, Hull intend to test that limit. The only real question now is how many of these ambitious pursuits they can actually drag over the line.
