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Eric will be ours

Acun Ilicali will give incoming Hull City boss transfer war chest to sign up to 10 new players

Hull City's search for a new manager is edging closer to completion -

Hull City are progressing in their quest to appoint a new manager to replace Liam Rosenior who was sacked on Tuesday after 18 months in the job. Owner Acun Ilicali is expected to make an appointment in the coming days.

One of the biggest tasks facing the new manager will be adding to his squad over the next few months ahead of the summer transfer window closing on September 2, almost a month into the new season.

Whether it be Tim Walter as it increasingly looks like it will be, or whether it's another manager, the future of Jacob Greaves and Jaden Philogene will be key to his plans, whilst filling the void left by the five loan players who have returned to their parent clubs, along with helping to decide on the future of the vast array of City players out on loan.

Walter, at this stage, is the frontrunner and is understood to be keen on taking over at the MKM Stadium to launch his career in English football. The 48-year-old has vast experience managing in Germany with two of their biggest clubs in Stuttgart and Hamburg but has been eyeing a move to England for some time. In fact, Walter was at the City Ground last month to watch Nottingham Forest's 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in a bid to foster relationships in England.

City expect to bring in as many as eight to 10 new players over the course of the summer and have no desire to sell either Greaves or Philogene, unless both players make it their express desire to move on. Greaves, in particular, is attracting strong interest from the Premier League with both Everton and West Ham having firm interest, but they are not alone. While Ilicali does not want to sell, there's an acceptance at boardroom level that Greaves has earned his chance to play at the top level, and if a substantial offer comes in, would not stand in his way.