Report: Stoke City set to snap up Hull City's star prospect Josh Tymon

The 18-year-old defender is set to ditch Leonid Slutsky’s Hull revolution by moving to Premier League outfit Stoke.

Hull City have been dealt yet another blow following their relegation to the Championship after it emerged that their coveted youngster Josh Tymon is set to sign for Mark Hughes’ Stoke City, as reported by the Hull Daily Mail.

The 18-year-old defender, who made 12 appearances for Hull last season in all competitions, could be announced as a Stoke player as early next week, though it appears there’s a few barriers and hurdles to overcome yet.

Sunderland's Duncan Watmore in action with Hull City's Josh Tymon Sunderland’s Duncan Watmore in action with Hull City’s Josh Tymon

The player’s representatives are of the belief that as Tymon rejected what would be his first professional contract with the club that he is free to leave, however Hull have different ideas and placed Tymon on their retained list a few weeks ago.

A one-year extension was triggered in December by Hull regarding Tymon, however the player’s representatives don’t think it’s valid by any stretch of the imagination and that the left back will be a free agent come the beginning of July, also included in the same Hull Daily Mail report.

The report also states that if it were to go to a tribunal, it’s expected that Hull would be paid between £1m and £2m for Tymon’s services, which may seem like peanuts for a player of his ability and potential, and it will be a case of Hull’s loss being Stoke’s gain.