Hull owner reveals £200m transfer budget
Hull City owner Acun Ilicali revealed the club have a £200m transfer budget to spend this summer.
The Tigers achieved promotion to the Premier League after defeating Middlesbrough in the play-off final, where Oli McBurnie scored a stoppage-time winner in a 1-0 victory at Wembley Stadium.
Hull is preparing for its first season in the English top-flight since 2016-2017, with its main goal to stay up in the division.
The Tigers have only made one signing so far, with goalkeeper Jack Butland joining for a reported £3m from Rangers, while Ivor Pandur went the other way for £6m.
Hull fans can now expect plenty more deals to be done this summer, with £130m of their £200m set to be spent on transfer fees.
"I would say that the total budget will be around £200m approximately, with £130m for transfer fees and £70m or £80m for salaries," Ilicali said.
"We know how hard it is. We have the lowest chance of surviving in the Premier League, which is normal, but last year we were considered for relegation and this year we are again. Nothing has changed too much.
"We are working so many hours together to try and make this team as strong as possible to survive."
Hull has been linked with the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt's Junior Dina Ebimbe, Lorient's Arthur Acom and Mjallby's Elliot Stroud, who represented Sweden at the World Cup.
Its first match back in the Premier League is at home to Manchester United on 22 August.
