HULL City say all major long-term signings will be told to show their commitment to the club by moving to live in East Yorkshire.
It comes as the club are keen to avoid having a number of players travelling long distances to and from training as they compete in the Premier League next season.
Ehab Allam says new Hull City signings must move to East Yorkshire
The Tigers are already in negotiations with a number of targets as manager Stave Bruce looks to strengthen his squad ahead of the kick-off on August 17.
And vice-chairman Ehab Allam says the club is keen to ensure all major signings demonstrate a big commitment to the club going forward.
"We are trying to be very careful with regards to our recruitment, the players we bring in and the terms of the deals we agree," Allam told the Mail.
"One of the things we have introduced is to ask the players we are signing on significant long-term deals to relocate themselves and perhaps their immediate families to the HU postcode.
"The way we see it, if we are making a major commitment in them over a two or three-year period, we want to see a similar commitment to the club back."
Allam is confident the new stipulation will not have any negative impact on recruitment, saying there have been no objections as yet in negotiations with potential targets and agents.
And he is convinced it can only have a positive impact on team spirit and performance levels next season.
"When you look back at the last time the club was in the Premier League, there were a lot of players who never committed to moving to the region and travelled long distances to training," he said.
"There were players who were driving two or three hours to training and then back home. That can't be right, and it is going to have an impact on performance.
"If the players live locally, they are going to have more time to rest, embed themselves in the community and feel fresher.
"We feel we need to see a commitment from them."
City's early recruitment has seen them make offers of £1.25m and £1.75m for Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel, whilst talks with former Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa are at an advanced stage.
The club continues to be linked with several high-profile signings in the national media on a daily basis, but the Mail understands several are without merit.
Anderlecht striker Dieumerci Mbokani has continually been touted as a £12m target, despite City not having the cash to compete for anyone in that price bracket.
Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes, the £8m nephew of City's assistant coach Steve Agnew, is another striker who has been linked, but he is also out of their league because of his £45,000-a-week wages.
Whilst not willing to discuss individual targets, Allam said it was early days in the transfer market.
"At present there is a lot of groundwork being done and a lot of jostling for position in terms of people setting out their targets," he said.
"We are just making sure we approach it with a clear view of what we do is not just about now, but also for the next two or three years.
"With that in mind, we are looking at deals that give the club some flexibility going forward."
