It’s been nothing if not a busy period since Acun Ilicali took charge of Hull City in January 2022, with a mass influx and exodus of players in and out of the MKM Stadium.
From the moment Ilicali arrived, City have been one of the most active clubs in the transfer market across England and that frantic business looks like carrying on once again this summer.
While City don’t need the huge squad surgery they did 12 months ago, incoming head coach Sergej Jakirovic will be keen to add firepower to his ranks.
In a bid to free up finance and space in a bloated squad, there will be further exits this summer, but there will be no shortage of incomings, too. Since Ilicali arrived, no fewer than 64 players have joined the club, with over half of those being moved on and 24 remaining meaning the club have conducted more than a century of deals.
Ahead of another frantic summer, here’s a look at what business the Tigers have been engaged in….
Players signed since January 2022
Regan Slater (Sheffield United) – £50,000
Ryan Longman (Brighton and Hove Albion) – undisclosed fee
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Fenerbahce)- £4.5m
Dogukan Sinik (Antalyaspor) – £4m
Ozan Tufan (Fenerbahce) – £3m
Adama Traore (Hatayspor) – free
Oscar Estupinan (Vitoria Guimaraes) – free
Benjamin Tetteh (Malatyaspor) – free
Nathan Baxter (Chelsea) – loan – (signed twice over two seasons)
Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) – free
Cyrus Christie (Fulham) – free
Bora Aydinlik (Fenerbahce) – loan
Thimothee Lo-Tutala (Tottenham Hotspur Under-21) – free
Vaughn Covil (Forest Green Rovers) – free
Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) – undisclosed
Harry Vaughan (Oldham Athletic) – undisclosed
Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) – loan (signed twice over two seasons)
Dimitrios Pelkas (Fenerbahce) – loan
Malcolm Ebiowei (Crystal Palace) – loan
Xavier Simons (Chelsea) – loan and then permanent
Harvey Vale (Chelsea) – loan
Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand (Arsenal) – loan
Jean Michael Seri (Fulham) – free
Karl Darlow (Newcastle United) – loan
Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) – £5m
Abdus Omur (Trabzonspor) – £2.5m
Ivor Pandur (Fortuna Sittard) – £2m
Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) – free
Ryan Allsop (Cardiff City) – undisclosed
Yuriel Celi (Universitario de Deportes) – undisclosed – now sold
Jason Lokilo (Sparta Rotterdam) – undisclosed
James Furlong (Brighton and Hove Albion) – undisclosed
Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool) – loan
Anass Zaroury (Burnley) – loan
Tyler Morton (Liverpool) – loan
Liam Delap (Manchester City) – loan
Ryan Giles (Luton Town) – loan and then permanent – £4m
Ruben Vinagre (Sporting Lisbon) – loan
Scott Twine (Burnley) – loan
Noah Ohio (Standard Liege) – loan
Cody Drameh (Leeds United) – free
Mohamed Belloumi (Farense) – £5m
Abu Kamara (Norwich City) – £3m – plus add-ons
Liam Millar (FC Basel) – £3.5m
Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic) – £4m
Mason Burstow (Chelsea) – undisclosed (around £2m)
Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt) – £1m
Anthony Racioppi (Young Boys) – £1m
Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) – undisclosed
Carl Rushworth (Brighton and Hove Albion) – loan
Gustavo Puerta (Bayer Leverkusen) – loan + option to buy
Chris Bedia (Union Berlin) – loan + option to buy
Oscar Zambrano (LDU Quito) – loan + option to buy
Fin Burns (Manchester City) – loan
Steven Alzate (unattached) – free
Joao Pedro (Fenerbahce) – free
Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) – undisclosed
Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) – loan
Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) – free
Lincoln Henrique (Fenerbahce) – loan
Kyle Joseph (Blackpool) – £2.5m
John Egan (Burnley) – undisclosed
Louie Barry (Aston Villa) – loan
Eliot Matazo (Monaco) – undisclosed
Players still here
Regan Slater
Thimothee Lo-Tutala
Harry Vaughan
Xavier Simons (set to leave)
Abdus Omur (on loan at Rizespor)
Ivor Pandur
James Furlong (on loan at AFC Wimbledon)
Ryan Giles (back from loan at Middlesbrough)
Cody Drameh
Mohamed Belloumi
Abu Kamara
Liam Millar
Charlie Hughes
Mason Burstow
Marvin Mehlem (on loan at Paderborn + option to buy)
Anthony Racioppi (set to come back from loan at Koln)
Kasey Palmer
Gustavo Puerta
Steven Alzate
Joao Pedro
Matt Crooks
Kyle Joseph
John Egan
Eliot Matazo
Those who have moved on
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo) – £2m
Ozan Tufan (Trabzonspor) – £2m
Adama Traore (Amed SK) – free
Oscar Estupinan (FC Juarez) – undisclosed
Benjamin Tetteh (Metz – on loan at Maribor) – £2m
Tobias Figueiredo (Fortaleza) – free
Cyrus Christie – released
Vaughn Covil (Las Vegas FC)
Ryan Woods (Exeter City) – free
Aaron Connolly – released
Dimitrios Pelkas – end of loan
Malcolm Ebiowei – end of loan
Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand – end of loan
Bora Aydinlik – end of loan
Nathan Baxter – end of loan
Karl Darlow – end of loan
Jean Michael Seri (Al-Orobah) – free
Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) – £18m
Billy Sharp – released
Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City) – undisclosed
Jason Lokilo (CSKA Sofia) – undisclosed
Fabio Carvalho – end of loan
Tyler Morton – end of loan
Liam Delap – end of loan
Harvey Vale – end of loan
Ruben Vinagre – end of loan
Scott Twine – end of loan
Anass Zaroury – end of loan
Noah Ohio- end of loan
Dogukan Sinik – released
Ryan Longman (Wrexham) – undisclosed
Carl Rushworth (returned to Brighton after loan cut short)
Chris Bedia (moved to Young Boys on loan from Union Berlin)
Fin Burns (returned to Manchester City after a loan spell)
Joe Gelhardt (returned to Leeds United after a loan spell)
Nordin Amrabat (joined Wydad in Morocco after his short-term deal at City ended)
Lincoln Henrique (returned to Fenerbahce after a loan spell)
Oscar Zambrano (suspended but returned to LDU Quito after his loan spell)
Louie Barry (returned to Aston Villa after a loan spell)
Other key exits of players at the club prior to Ilicali’s arrival
Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town)
Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford)
Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic)
Callum Elder (Derby County)
Tyler Smith (Bradford City)
Will Jarvis (Notts County)
George Honeyman (Millwall)
Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday)
Matt Ingram (Oxford United)
Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic)
Tom Eaves (Rotherham United)
George Moncur (Leyton Orient)
Andy Cannon (Wrexham)
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