Hull determined to get Long

Hull City are determined to get the Shane Long deal over the line in time for the Irish international to come into the reckoning for Saturday’s Premier League game away to Norwich.

The Tigers held fresh negotiations with West Brom Sporting and Technical Director Richard Garlick yesterday, with the Humberside club said to be prepared to pay a fee in the region of €£6m – with add-ons — for the 26 year old striker.

Officials at the KC Stadium are said to be increasingly confident they will finally land a player who has been a long-time target of manager Steve Bruce but, with the clubs having come close to agreeing terms before – only for the projected deal to run into the ground – other interested parties, Stoke City and Newcastle United among them, are keeping a close eye on proceedings.