Could the Tigers add the Cherries winger to their late-window transfer spree?
Bournemouth’s Max Gradel (left)
According to the Daily Mail, Hull City are eyeing a move for Bournemouth winger Max Gradel, who it is claimed is unsettled on the South Coast.
The Tigers are said to be vying with French giants Lyon in the race for Gradel – a year after the Ivorian returned to English football from Saint Etienne in a deal worth a reported £8.5 million.
However, in only his fourth appearance for the Cherries, Gradel suffered a cruciate ligament injury which ruled him out for much of last season.
And despite being restored to full health, he is yet to fare much better in 2016-17, playing just nine minutes of league football amid an alleged fall out with manager Eddie Howe.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe
However, with more than 24 hours of the summer window remaining, Hull could offer Gradel an escape route to Yorkshire, where he previously spent time as a Leeds United player.
Gradel in action for Leeds
The 28-year-old can play on either flank and pre-Bournemouth, possessed a club-career goal-to-game ratio of slightly better than one-in-four.
Having gone the entire summer without signing a single player, Hull finally announced a brace of deals on Tuesday, with club-record buy Ryan Mason following David Marshall to the KCOM Stadium.
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