Jakirovic looks to Sunderland model as Hull plan Premier League window | OneFootball

“Sunderland are my guiding principle; the club have done an excellent job of identifying, so to speak, cheaper but very good players, mainly in Belgium and France.” He told Croatian outlet Sportske Novosti.

Hull returned to the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in last month’s Championship play-off final, ending a 10-year absence. Sergej Jakirovic now prepares his squad for the top flight.

Sunderland earned promotion 12 months ago after beating Sheffield United in the play-off final, then pushed through club-record deals for Enzo Le Fee and Habib Diarra. Further signings included Dutch duo Robin Roefs and Brian Brobbey, winger Chemsdine Talbi and captain Granit Xhaka. Regis Le Bris’ side qualified for next season’s Europa League.

“If we were to get 120m for reinforcements, that’s a dream. I don’t believe we’ll have that much money available, but we’ll see. Basically, there are no more bans, we can pay transfer fees. We have a very good sporting director, Jared Dublin, who was a scout before and knows players inside out.”

Hull and Sunderland are reportedly competing to sign Charleroi midfielder Yacine Titraoui, with Marseille also believed to be interested.

Source: Sunderland Echo