Sergej Jakirovic 'to follow' Sunderland blueprint for Hull’s Premier League build | OneFootball

Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic has praised Sunderland’s recent recruitment and says their approach will guide his plans for the Premier League.

Just under 12 months after the Black Cats beat Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final, club-record moves for Enzo Le Fee and Habib Diarra spearheaded a bold window. Smart additions Robin Roefs, Brian Brobbey, Chemsdine Talbi and captain Granit Xhaka then helped secure Europa League qualification.

Hull returned to the top flight with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough and will now look to strengthen. The Tigers are reportedly competing with Sunderland for Charleroi midfielder Yacine Titraoui, while Marseille are believed to be interested.

“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.

“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.”

Source: Sunderland Echo