I was trying to flush out Charon on this thread tbh. If I were a betting man though it’s more likely we’d be keen on Dean Smith or even Farke out of those newly available
HDM running an Update Shortly The proposed takeover of Hull City is nearing completion and it’s expected that Acun Ilicali’s £30m deal to buy the club will be signed off in advance of Christmas, potentially in the next three to four weeks. While due diligence is continuing, there are not expected to be any hiccups in the deal which would bring an end to the 11-year reign of the Allam family, a source involved in the deal has exclusively told Hull Live. Ilicali’s representatives are in dialogue with the EFL and the Turkish businessman is confident that he will be granted permission by the authorities to own the Championship club, with an expectation he will pass the fit and proper person test – the television personality will be the sole custodian of the club taking 100 percent control. Get the latest Hull City breaking news, features and analysis here Proof of funds have already been shown and Hull Live understands the final details of the deal are nearing a conclusion - with so much speculation in recent weeks, Ilicali opted to post an update on social media to inform supporters both in England and Turkey that things were progressing well, along with a video of him at the MKM Stadium during his visit to the city in May. It’s understood that Ilicali will be in the city in the coming days to finalise further details over the purchase which the football fanatic sees as an opportunity to reunite a fractious club and return it to the Premier League, ensuring it sits at the heart of its community. There remain some technical details to be ironed out which includes the Stadium Management Company (SMC), but Ilicali does not foresee an issue and will be on the agenda when he meets Ehab Allam later this month - the family have worked closely with Ilicali’s team to conclude the deal and are believed to have made the selling process as smooth as possible with them impressed by his passion and desire to bring success back to the club.
One of Ilicali’s chief priorities is to re-engage a fanbase that has become increasingly disillusioned in recent years following relegation from the Premier League and then the Championship, while the current EFL loan will also be paid off to ensure the club can once again trade in the transfer market. The businessman, hugely popular in his native Turkey, is an avid football fan and has been scouring the English game for a period of time, but has been impressed by the club, city, its fans, history and the healthy financial state it currently sits in compared to many of its rivals. There’s a desire to help add to the squad in the January transfer window and ensure the Tigers remain in the Championship, with them currently sitting three points adrift of safety after their 2-0 win at Barnsley, a game Ilicali watched and was impressed by. City are not back in action until Saturday week when they host Birmingham City looking to make it two successive victories for the first time this season.
As nice as it is to think he has a genuine connection to the City, somehow I suspect it's that last factor that manages most.
Obviously this needs to happen before we can spend any coin on new signings, but I’d not seen it confirmed anywhere else - ‘while the current EFL loan will also be paid off to ensure the club can once again trade in the transfer market’.
Yeah as frustrating as it is to just have it be information this board has already been given, having it in print does add a little bit more weight to it.
