HITC Sport understands Hull City face a battle for Hungary striker.
Nemanja Nikolic, left
Hull City face a battle for Legia Warsaw star Nemanja Nikolic with Napoli and Olympiacos both weighing up moves for the striker, HITC Sport understands from sources close to the club.
Hull City have identified Nikolic as one of their top targets as they look to bolster their threadbare squad before the close of the transfer window.
Hull City caretaker manager Mike Phelan
Nikolic is in high demand after his goalscoring exploits for Legia Warsaw over the last 12 months.
The 28-year-old scored 30 goals and laid on 11 assists in 38 games for Legia last season and he was also a member of the Hungary squad that reached the second round of the European Championships this summer.
Iceland’s Hannes Halldorsson gathers from Hungary’s Nemanja Nikolic
Legia are resigned to losing Nikolic this summer and the Polish club are ready to sanction his departure once they seal their qualification into the group stages of the Champions League.
Hull were believed to be leading the race for Nikolic, but now Italian giants Napoli are set to watch the player in action on Tuesday night in the second leg of Legia’s Champions League qualifier with Dundalk.
Napoli have money to spend from the sale of Gonzalo Higuain to Juventus and they could move for Nikolic to bolster their attacking options.
Hungary’s Nemanja Nikolic celebrates after Iceland’s Birkir Saevarsson scores an own goal and Hungary’s first
Greek side Olympiacos are also tracking Nikolic as they look to bolster their squad after crashing out of the Champions League in the qualifying rounds.
Hull remain hopeful of signing Nikolic, but the ongoing takeover at the club has delayed any possible arrivals making their way to the club so far this summer and they now risk losing out on their man.
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