Championship outfit Hull City are edging closer to a move for Brentford forward Halil Dervisoglu, according to an update from Hull Live.

The 22-year-old is unlikely to be a huge part of the Bees' first-team plans for the 2022/23 campaign, failing to make the matchday squad for yesterday's clash against Manchester United despite Thomas Frank naming nine substitutes on the bench.

With this and the Tigers enjoying a productive relationship with Frank's side, with the two sides negotiating deals for Marcus Forss and Keane Lewis-Potter during this calendar year, this has seemingly put Shota Arveladze's men in pole position to recruit the Turkey international.

The forward is also thought to be keen on a move to East Yorkshire, though it was previously thought that Frank's side wanted to recruit a replacement for the 13-cap international before sanctioning a move.

That replacement is yet to come in - but the 22-year-old is now reported to be edging closer to an exit from the Brentford Community Stadium and the Tigers look set to win the race for his signature.

They are also believed to be closing in on Birmingham City midfielder Ryan Woods - and Adama Traore is set to be announced as the second-tier side close in on completing their business for the summer.

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This will help to provide even more attacking firepower, with their frontline now becoming formidable in their quest to push for a place in the promotion mix.

In fairness, they needed to make these additions with Keane Lewis-Potter's departure but they need to ensure they aren't forking out too much on players, both in terms of transfer fees and wages.

Hull Live recently claimed that Ozan Tufan, Jean Michael Seri and Oscar Estupinan are all earning wages in excess of £20,000 per week - and they simply can't have Dervisoglu on a similar salary.

His goalscoring record wasn't great last season but with this step down to the second tier and with international experience under his belt, he will be hoping to have a much more fruitful campaign this term.

And with other accomplished attackers at Arveladze's disposal - there won't be a huge amount of pressure on him to be Hull's main goalscorer. This lack of pressure should help him to thrive.