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Huddersfield Town should be attempting to lure Kasey Palmer back into League One this summer after a brilliant loan spell at Luton Town

It must be third time lucky for Huddersfield Town in League One next season, following two campaigns finishing outside the top six, despite top-two ambitions.

Indeed, the funding that owner Kevin Nagle has put into the West Yorkshire side since their relegation to the third tier, both on and off the field, has put Huddersfield among the promotion favourites, especially last season.

Numerous players with Championship experience arrived at the Accu Stadium last season, such as Ryan Ledson, Marcus Harness and Murray Wallace, just to name three, but a few let-downs in the managerial department ensured that the Terriers didn't reach their potential.

Now, Martin Drury has been promoted from interim to permanent head coach, an appointment that has left plenty of Town fans unsure about how they'll perform next season. What will be for definite, though, is that more Championship-quality players will be added, as Kevin Nagle looks to build a squad ready to achieve promotion.

And one of those new arrivals should come in the form of Kasey Palmer, a decade on from his initial loan spell as a teenager during their Premier League promotion campaign.

Kasey Palmer showed his quality at Luton Town and may be available for transfer this summer

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Hull City's extraordinary promotion into the Premier League is still being celebrated in East Yorkshire a fortnight on. But, sooner rather than later, the focus will be on investing in the squad to compete in the top flight.

Numerous players who helped the Tigers on their way will likely be deemed not good enough and left by the wayside, so those who spent the recent campaign on loan away from the MKM Stadium may also be told to look for routes out of the club.

Kasey Palmer would have likely been sounded out as a key player for Sergej Jakirovic's side this past season before it began, as Hull needed to rely on as many experienced Championship heads as possible while they navigated their transfer embargo.

The 29-year-old started two of the first three Championship games and appeared in seven of the first eight before going down with a knee ligament injury, which sidelined him until Boxing Day.

Palmer made a few substitute appearances upon his return, but it was decided that he'd spend the rest of the campaign on loan at Luton Town. It was his first venture into League One in his career, and he showed why he'd played exclusively in the Championship and above during the spell.

The attacking midfielder enjoyed the best scoring season of his senior career in the few months he spent at Kenilworth Road, scoring eight times, all in the final 11 games of the campaign. He spearheaded their late surge towards the play-offs, which fell short on the final day after Stevenage scored late to beat Wigan Athletic and finish above Jack Wilshere's side.

Palmer won the club's Player of the Month award in three straight months, as well as the division's award in April.

He may not have the Premier League in his future, but his performances should definitely have piqued the interest of some Championship sides, if he does leave Hull this summer.

Kasey Palmer would be a statement signing for Huddersfield Town — he could win a second promotion with the Terriers

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Huddersfield were crying out for a goalscoring attacking midfielder in the second half of last season, after Leo Castledine was recalled by Chelsea and sold to Middlesbrough.

The 20-year-old still ended the campaign as the top scorer at the Accu Stadium, highlighting not only his impact there, but the lack of goalscoring presence when he departed, something which Palmer could provide next season.

If Kevin Nagle is looking to bring more Championship stalwarts to help get Huddersfield promoted back to the second tier, then a move for Palmer, albeit ambitious, should be right at the forefront of his mind, as he was a class above the rest in the third tier at Kenilworth Road.

Additionally, the pursuit of Palmer would be a popular one, as the 29-year-old would bring about nostalgia for their success a decade ago, when he played a key part on loan at Huddersfield from Chelsea during their promotion to the Premier League.

He only just managed to play a part in the play-offs, returning from spending four months out with a hamstring injury for the final win against Reading, and his four goals and three assists in 24 league outings before the injury helped lay the foundations for that remarkable campaign.

If he makes a return this summer, perhaps he could play a part in another promotion campaign at the West Yorkshire side. It may not be to the Premier League, but it would send the Terriers back on their way to where they believe they belong.