Hull City are set to add more Turkish players to their squad, according to Tan Kesler.
The Tigers’ vice-chairman was this week interviewed by Asist Analiz, and talked a lot about his plans for their squad in the coming years.
Hull City currently have Abdülkadir Ömür and Ozan Tufan in their team, besides Doğukan Sinik, who’s current out on loan, and the idea is to have more Turkish guys there.
“A part of our squad is such talented players. But we want to give an opportunity to the children of our own country here too. Even though our game philosophy is Uyan, we focus a lot on player’s profiled from Turkey that will serve our success and take us one step further.
“As you know, Doğukan is here, Ozan is with us, Abdülkadir, one of the leaders of the team for a long time has just joined but adapted very well. We went through both Turkish and foreign players who played in the Turkish Super Lig. Turkey is with us, Turkey is our audience. We are always watching Turkey and following it.”
Kesler also talked about other objectives Hull City have, with the first obviously being to clinch a place in the Premier League.
“It’s a very good question. Let’s do it with players but it is very important to mix it correctly. Because getting out of this league is one goal, getting to the Premier League is another goal. Being permanent in the Premier League and going to bigger arenas from there is also a goal.”
Hull City currently stand 7th in the Championship, as they come from a tough sequence of results, and will need a good sprint to secure a place in the play-offs for promotion.
The club would undoubtedly have a lot more resources to bring in those Turkish players should they get to the Premier League, so that’s surely vital for the management before they start analysing those signings. The final weeks of the season should then be decisive for that.
