The Tigers’ owner has something special in store for his team if they secure promotion
Hull City’s Oli McBurnie holds his daughter as he celebrates with Acun Ilicali (Image: Ian Hodgson/PA Wire)
Acun Ilicali says he will reward his Hull City players with a trip to Las Vegas if they secure promotion to the Premier League over the next few weeks.
City finished sixth in the Championship after a dramatic 2-1 win over Norwich City last Saturday, and with Wrexham being held by Middlesbrough, it meant the Tigers claimed a spot in the play-offs that they had held for four months before dropping out in the weeks ahead of the final weekend.
Sergej Jakirovic’s men now face Millwall over two legs in the semi-final, with the first leg coming at the MKM Stadium on Friday night, before the return at The Den on Monday.
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Ilicali celebrated the club’s highest league finish since taking over in January 2022 on the MKM Stadium pitch on Saturday, and as a reward for Jakirovic’s heroes, says he will fly them to the USA on his private aircraft this summer, if they get through the two legs against Millwall and then secure an historic play-off win at Wembley against either Southampton or Middlesbrough.
“If Hull City gets promoted to the Premier League, I’m sending the entire team to Las Vegas on a private plane. That will be their reward,” the Tigers owner said on his own TV8 channel, which will broadcast live from the MKM Stadium on Friday evening.
The Tigers owner was also full of praise for star man Oli McBurnie, after his brace against the Canaries sealed the Tigers’ place in the play-offs, taking his tally to 17 in the league, suggesting the talismanic forward would flourish playing in the Turkish Super Lig.
“If Oli McBurnie were at Fenerbahçe, he wouldn’t score less than 25 goals,” the Turkish businessman added. “He scores whatever comes his way. His characteristic is that he scores if the ball comes to him. Some of the goals he scores aren’t natural goals,”
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