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Hull City are preparing to offer new terms to star striker Oli McBurnie in a bid to fend off interest from elsewhere

Hull City are Premier League, and as the Tigers prepare for their return to the top flight after nearly a decade away, owner Acun Ilicali will be looking to complete some important business beforehand.

Against all the odds, Hull have fired themselves back to the top flight in the most dramatic of circumstances.

Having been hit with a two-window transfer embargo at the beginning of the campaign, sacking Ruben Selles, who had just kept them up, appointing an unknown Bosnian coach as his replacement, and with a squad primarily built with free transfers and loans, the Tigers have done the unthinkable.

Indeed, Opta's expected points table actually had Hull above only Sheffield Wednesday in the table, but such has been their clinical touch in front of goal at one end, excellent shot-stopping at the other, and no doubt a bit of luck, they have defied all odds to be promoted.

Crucial to those efforts has been Scottish striker Oli McBurnie, whom the club are looking to ensure remains at the MKM Stadium next season by any means necessary.

Hull City are preparing to offer play-off hero Oli McBurnie a fresh deal

When McBurnie, 29, joined Hull on a free transfer at the beginning of the season, it was viewed as a real coup by the Tigers, who managed to fend off interest from the likes of Sheffield United, Ipswich Town, and Swansea City for his signature.

A real coup he has proven to be, with the Scottish striker hitting 17 goals and eight assists in 37 league matches this season as Hull snuck into sixth-place on the final day.

A 2-1 victory over Millwall in the play-off semi-final, courtesy of goals from Mohamed Belloumi and Joe Gelhardt, sent Hull to Wembley, where they would eventually face Middlesbrough.

In the 94th minute, Yu Hirakawa's cross from the left was spilled by Sol Brynn, and fell into the path of McBurnie, who lashed home from close range to score the goal that sent the Tigers back to the promised land.

If he hadn't earned cult hero status on Humberside already, he has now, and as the club prepares to face top-flight football once again, they are looking to offer McBurnie fresh terms to stay with the club, as per Alan Nixon's Patreon.

According to Nixon, the Scot was recently linked with a £15 million switch to Spanish side Real Betis, but the Hull hierarchy does not want to let McBurnie go and is putting together a new and improved package to retain his services.

McBurnie's current terms don't expire until the summer of 2028, with Hull already possessing the opportunity to extend his current deal by a further year if they so wish.

However, they are now seemingly looking to reward their promotion hero with a bumper pay rise to keep him around and rule out the event of interest from elsewhere.

The Scot, as things stand, will not be travelling to the World Cup with Scotland, with Steve Clarke picking each of Lyndon Dykes, Ross Stewart, George Hirst, Lawrence Shankland, and Che Adams ahead of him.

Whilst it's a huge blow for McBurnie, it could seriously benefit Hull by keeping him out of further limelight, and hopefully keeping him fit ahead of next season, when they will absolutely need him.

Hull and McBurnie's love affair is set to continue, in what will be music to Tigers fans' ears.

Sergej Jakirovic will continue to hang his hat on Oli McBurnie following Hull City's promotion to the Premier League

With Hull's Premier League status secured, the status quo is that the Tigers have a huge summer ahead of them.

Their promotion was remarkable, but it cannot be denied the amount of luck that was afforded to them along the way, and most Hull fans will be well aware that improvements must be made across the board if they are to have any chance of survival.

McBurnie's place in the side, at this stage, is not guaranteed, but you can imagine he will still have a big role to play under Jakirovic next campaign.

With a fresh contract coming his way, McBurnie is entering the prime of his career, and Jakirovic should be hanging his hat on the Scot to boost Hull's survival hopes next year, even if competition arrives in his place.