Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic says he will make a decision on the future of some of his players in the next 24 hours.
Jakirovic knows he must make some tough decisions about whether or not to include some of his fringe players in the Tigers’ 25-man squad, which will have to be submitted after the transfer window closes next month.
The City boss handed some of his squad players a chance to impress at Stoke City on Tuesday night, and they responded by winning a penalty shoot-out after the tie finished 1-1 in the Potteries.
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Kieran Dowell crunched in a terrific equaliser to make his case to Jakirovic for being in his squad, while David Akintola and Abdus Omur were also given rare starts and a chance to impress, though in truth, neither are likely to be included at this stage.
Dowell has previously spoken about being unsure where his future lies, given the number of new arrivals and more expected before Tuesday night’s 11pm deadline.
Jakirovic says he will meet with Acun Ilicali and sporting director Okan Ozkan to discuss how the new arrivals look, and what needs to be done to move players out to ensure they don’t have a huge group sat in the stands and not able to play.
“It’s a good question because if we sign more players, we have at least 25, so there is also a danger that we cannot register some players,” he told Hull Live.
“We have to sit tomorrow (Wednesday) to see how many players come and then what we need to do.
“It’s also about my decisions and how I see it, but up to now, he (Dowell) is with us, and we will see what happens with the board, Mr Chairman and the sporting director (Okan Ozkan). We will see what we need to do.”
City had been working on some exits before Saturday’s Premier League trip to Coventry City. Jakirovic, though, says those initial plans at this stage have changed.
“This is also very important,” he said of moving players out. “We had one plan, but now it’s completely different. It’s like the wind, you know, it changes all the time.
“Some players will go on loan, or maybe sell, and then it depends on who will come in. It depends on that; we will see because we cannot register over 25 players.”
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