Hull City transfer reveal is a warning to Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Sunderland: View
The Tigers have made their ambitions for next season clear – even if they are going to be a Championship club once more
Hull City still retain an outside chance of making a last dash into the Championship play-off places, but they will be relying on the downfall of one of the teams currently occupying those spots and games are quickly running out to catch up.
That means that at a certain level in the club, preparations for another season in the second tier will likely be underway, and the early signs are that they mean business at the MKM Stadium.
There has been intense interest in some of their key stars, including the likes of Jaden Philogene and Jacob Greaves, but the Tigers are likely to put up a fight to try and hold onto their players.
The signals coming out of the club may well strike fear into the clubs that intend to be up in the automatic promotion spots this time next year.
Two names in particular that multiple Premier League sides are taking an interest in are Philogene and Greaves, but a recent report suggests that Hull are setting out with the intention of holding on to their key names to remain competitive into next season.
A shock late promotion for Hull may make that difficult in the case of Philogene, with former club Aston Villa holding a £15million buy-back clause, but that only activates if Hull rise into the top flight.
If the Tigers remain in the second tier and fend off Premier League interest in their two stars, it will be some signal of intent for those looking to compete for promotion next term.
