According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City will have money to spend this January depending on if they are able to sell a few players. Hull City chairman Adam Pearson said,

"The major factor for January would be how many players we were able to move out.

According to James Riach at Sky Sports News, Hull City chairman Adam Pearson is looking to lower the wages of the club. Currently the club's highest paid players are Jimmy Bullard, Geovanni, Daniel Cousin, and George Boateng.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City boss Phil Brown hopes striker Alvaro Negredo will be at their game tomorrow to watch and hopefully begin talks. He said,

"We're hoping that he'll be at the game tomorrow night ... I can't make a comment on speculation from Spain, we haven't heard anything .

According to James Nursey at Mirror Football, Hull City are preparing to make a bid for Aston Villa defender Luke Young. However it is reported that Young may have to hand in a transfer request if he wants to leave as Villa due not want to sell him.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City hope to complete the signing of Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo in the next 48 hours. It is reported that the two clubs have agreed to a fee of £12million and that Hull City have offered Negredo £45,000 a week.

According to Luis Mira at Goal.com, AS is reporting that Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo did not travel with the team for a friendly match against Real Sociedad as he is making a decision about his future with the club or with Hull City.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City goalkeeper Boaz Myhill is set to sign a new deal with the club. It is reported that Hull City have made him a three-year offer. Phil Brown wouldn't confirm this rumor but he did admit that there have been talks between the club and Myhill.

According to Sky Sports News, Hull City boss Phil Brown said that he hopes to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo by either Monday or Tuesday. He said,

"He will be an expensive signing for anybody .

UPDATE: According to Hull City's official website, Hull City boss Phil Brown admitted that the club will not be offering striker Henri Camara a deal.

August 10th, 2009 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City are interested in signing free-agent striker Henri Camara, who has been training with the club.

UPDATE: According to Hull City's official website, Hull City have completed the signings of Stephen Hunt and Kamel Ghilas. Both players signed four-year deals with the clubs.

August 12th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Hull City are set to announce the signings of Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt and Celta Vigo striker Kamel Ghilas on Thursday.

UPDATE: According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City boss Phil Brown is still hopeful in signing Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo. He said,

"It has been four to six weeks since we first started speaking to Real Madrid but it is hard dealing with a club of that stature.

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Hull City are set to announce the signings of Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt and Celta Vigo striker Kamel Ghilas on Thursday.

August 11th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Hull City have agreed to personal terms with Celta Vigo striker Kemal Ghilas.

UPDATE: According to the Hull Daily Mail, Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo would be interested in playing for Hull City. Negredo's agent Alejandro Camano said,

"I have had calls with the chairman.

According to Anthony Smith at the Reading Chronicle, Hull City are close to signing Reading winger Stephen Hunt for around £3.5million. Reading director of football Nick Hammond said,

"I have been talking with Hull chairman Paul Duffen for some time now and we reached an agreement over the weekend .

According to Sky Sports News, Hull City have agreed to personal terms with Celta Vigo striker Kemal Ghilas.

According to Hull City's official website, striker Jozy Altidore has been granted a work permit to play for Hull City.

According to Birmingham's official website, Birmingham goalkeeper Artur Kyrsiak was loaned out to Burton Albion for one-month.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City are interested in signing free-agent striker Henri Camara, who has been training with the club. Boss Phil Brown said,

"I was impressed with certain things that Henri provided ... He's got something different that we haven't got and if we can sit down and thrash out a deal, then there's a possibility he could be a Hull City player.

UPDATE: According to the News of the World, Hull City are interested in Portsmouth striker David Nugent, who is worth around £4million.

August 6th, 2009 According to Neil Allen at The News, Portsmouth have received an enquiry for striker David Nugent and look like they will sell him.

According to Sky Sports News, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez admitted that he is interested in Hull City defender Michael Turner. He said,

"I was talking with (Hull manager) Phil Brown, but I will not talk about figures.

UPDATE: According to Aston Villa's official website, Aston Villa have signed Newcastle defender Habib Beye for an undisclosed fee. Beye signed a three-year deal with the club.

August 6th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Hull City have agreed to a fee for Newcastle defender Habib Beye.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City made a bid for Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack that was rejected. The bid is thought to be worth about £3million. Hull City boss Phil Brown said,

"We've made our move, we've put a bid in for Ross McCormack but the bid has been rejected.

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Hull City have agreed to a fee for Newcastle defender Habib Beye. Hull City chairman Paul Duffen said,

"Habib Beye is a player we believe can add quality to the Hull squad .

UPDATE: According to Hull City's official website, Hull City are set to sign Villarreal striker Jozy Altidore on a season-long loan once he is granted a work permit.

August 5th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Hull City are prepared to sign Villarreal striker Jozy Altidore on a season-long loan.

UPDATE: According to Hull CIty's official website, Hull City have signed Stoke City midfielder Seyi Olofinjana for £3million. Olofinjana signed a three-year deal with the club.

August 4th, 2009 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City have agreed to pay £3million for Stoke City midfielder Seyi Olofinjana.

According to ESPN Soccernet, Hull City are prepared to sign Villarreal striker Jozy Altidore on a season-long loan. Altidore announced on his Twitter,

"First match is against Chelsea subject to a work permit ... thanks for the support and love keep it coming.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City have agreed to pay £3million for Stoke City midfielder Seyi Olofinjana.

UPDATE: According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Hull City are still interested in Newcastle footballer Habib Beye despite having their £2million bid rejected. Hull boss Phil Brown said,

"We've gone as far as a bid for Beye, but we're awaiting discussions at the Newcastle end.

According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Hull City are interested in Bolton defender Nicky Hunt. Hunt was told he can leave the club on a free transfer since they recently signed Sam Ricketts.

According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Tottenham are prepared to make a "player-plus-cash £8million" bid for Hull City defender Michael Turner.

However, ESPN Soccernet is reporting that it will take a "ridiculous" bid to sign Michael Turner.

UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Aston Villa and Hull City have joined Sunderland in the hunt for Tottenham striker Darren Bent.

July 27th, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Sunderland appear close to signing Tottenham striker Darren Bent.

According to Bolton's official website, Bolton have completed the signings of Hull City defender Sam Ricketts and Aston Villa defender Zat Knight. Both players signed a three-year deal with the club.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City are being linked with Newcastle defender Habib Beye. Beye is also linked with Everton, Bolton, and West Ham United in the article.

According to David Anderson at the Daily Mirror, Hull City had a bid of £7million for Cardiff City duo Joe Ledley and Ross McCormack rejected.

According to Stephen Crawford at Goal.com, UEFA is looking to limit the amount of money spent on transfers by clubs. An official statement in UEFAdirect said,

"The aim is for all clubs to be able to live on the income they generate ... A series of incentives and disciplinary action will be examined at the next executive committee meeting.

According to ESPN Soccernet, Hull City boss Phil Brown said that the club has agreed to sell defender Sam Ricketts to another Premier League club. He told BBC Radio Humberside:

"We've accepted an offer from a Premier League club and it gets up to our evaluation of Sam.