Hull City showed a lot of promise in patches of the 2021/22 season and will be looking forward to their first summer transfer window under Acun Ilicali's ownership.

The Tigers have competed in the Premier League and reached the FA Cup final in the not too distant past, having stabilised in the Championship this season, it feels like 2022/23 is going to indicate where the new owners' ambitions lie in the near future.

The jury is probably still out on Shota Arveladze's credentials at the helm, but the Georgian will have the summer and a full pre-season to put his own stamp on the squad.

The club also have some saleable assets in the playing squad that could increase their transfer budget if sold on this summer.

It will certainly be an interesting one to monitor from a neutral point of view.

Here, we have taken a look at eight transfer scenarios that might play out at Hull City now 2021/22 has officially concluded...

The Tigers could be set to bolster their striker department with Anthony Nwakaeme from Trabzonspor.

Tom Eaves has been released at the end of his contract and Josh Magennis left the club in the January transfer window, so there is certainly room for at least two strikers to come in this summer.

The 33-year-old has scored 41 goals in 120 Turkish Super Lig outings and would certainly have a point to prove arriving at MKM Stadium.

His experience should help him adjust, but it is not a transfer link that jumps off the page in terms of how it could improve the Tigers.

Keane Lewis-Potter really caught the eye for the Tigers this season and made the step up from League One with ease.

The 21-year-old only has one year remaining on his contract, the club reserve an option to extend it by a further year, and if he does not sign a new one, it could be better asset management to cash in this summer.

Lewis-Potter has thrived in a number of positions and he does appear to have potential to play in the Premier League.

Jean-Michael Seri is a Tigers transfer target this summer, in one of the more ambitious links with the club.

With Tom Huddlestone and Richie Smallwood leaving the club, it is important that Hull recruit efficiently, and while Seri's wages would be astronomical, but there would be no transfer required for the Ivorian's services and that could entice the Tigers.

With potentially only Watford heavily fancied to win promotion straight back to the Premier League, there is an opportunity for a club, like Hull, to come from relative obscurity, as far as 2021/22 is concerned, to join the promotion chasing pack if they can get their summer recruitment right.

Mallik Wilks is another player whose future seems uncertain at the moment.

The 23-year-old's ability is clear but he is still yet to assert his authority as a force to be reckoned with in the Championship.

Wilks has one year remaining on his contract with the Tigers, and if interest did arise it would not be a surprise to see him take a move at this stage of his career.

Wilks struggled to nail down a starting berth, somewhat due to injury, under Arveladze and if that persists in pre-season he could look for an exit.

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh signed for Hull City on loan from Fenerbahce for the second half of the season and showed his class in glimpses.

The 20-year-old could help address the club's attacking deficiencies this summer, although he does have two years remaining on his deal in Turkey.

Sayyadmanesh took some time to adjust but by the final few weeks of the season, it was clear that he could become a reliable performer in the second tier.

If signed he should not be the main man in the attacking contingent, but it would be an exciting move for the future.

In one of the most surprising moves in the second half of the season, Andy Cannon joined Stockport County on loan.

The 26-year-old only managed four league starts in his debut campaign at the club and it would not be a surprise to see some interest in him as the window progresses.

Cannon proved himself as a very effective attack-minded midfielder at League One level in his time at Portsmouth, and there will plenty of clubs in the market for a player like that across the course of the window in the EFL.

The club were not particularly strong in the full back position this season, which posed some challenges to both Grant McCann and Shota Arveladze.

The emergence of Brandon Fleming helped matters on the left, but there are still question marks over Lewie Coyle and Josh Emmanuel's capabilities at Championship level.

If Arveladze wants to persist with a three at the back formation next season, he needs help in wide areas to make Hull as dangerous in attack as they can be.

The right full back position needs addressing to achieve that.

Nathan Baxter would have caught the eyes of many on loan from Chelsea at MKM Stadium this season.

Matt Ingram fell out of favour and finished the campaign at Luton Town on emergency loan.

The 28-year-old has been a very good servant for Hull and was a big part of their League One title win in 2020/21, but having been dropped in the second half of the season, and it seems unlikely that he will be a satisfactory first choice for Arveladze.

It will be interesting to see who they target to shore things up between the sticks.