Sergej Jakirovic ‘to use’ Sunderland blueprint for Hull’s 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.”

Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic set out his approach as he prepares for the Premier League, speaking to Sportske Novosti.

Just under 12 months after a Championship play-off final win over Sheffield United, Sunderland spent big on Enzo Le Fee and Habib Diarra, then added Robin Roefs, Brian Brobbey, Chemsdine Talbi and captain Granit Xhaka. Regis Le Bris’ side went on to secure a Europa League place.

Hull returned to the top flight with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in this season’s play-off final. They now enter the summer window seeking reinforcements and are reportedly competing with Sunderland for Charleroi midfielder Yacine Titraoui, with Marseille also believed to be keen.

“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