Hull City must decide whether to return with a fresh bid for Watford attacker Nestory Irankunda, after seeing a £10m bid rejected by the Championship club.
It’s understood the Australian is one of a long list of players City are interested in, with the Watford Observer suggesting the Tigers’ opening offer was batted back. City’s bid was reportedly £8m up front with an additional £2m in add-ons.
The 20-year-old, who was born in Tanzania, has scored once in three games at the World Cup for Australia, with that goal coming in the 2-0 opening round win over Turkey.
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Signed from Bayern Munich last summer, Irankunda bagged four goals in the Championship last season, and is also thought to be attracting interest from Italian giants Fiorentina.
There have been claims that Watford would only be willing to sell if they could recoup around £25m for the forward, who cost them less than €4m (£3.4m) last summer.
It’s believed Bayern have a 50% sell-on clause should the youngster leave Vicarage Road, which will naturally be factored in to any fee they look to get.
Irankunda can operate as a winger or centre forward and has played across the front line for the Socceroos and is set to be involved in their last 32 clash with Egypt on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.
In his fledgling career, Bayern academy graduate Irankunda played 21 times for Grasshopper Zurich in Switzerland, with 61 appearances for Adelaide United in the A-League, as well as 40 games in the Championship last term. He played in the Hornets’ 2-1 win over City early in the campaign, but missed the 0-0 draw at the MKM Stadium through suspension.
Meanwhile, academy defender James Debayo, who joined City last summer from Leeds United, will spend the upcoming season on loan with League Two outfit Swindon Town.
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