Hull City boss Liam Rosenior has revealed the club will continue to look at the South American market as they close in on the signing of Peruvian Yuriel Celi.

The 20-year-old is set to join the Tigers, although he won't be with the first-team squad initially, as he looks to work his way into the group in the years to come.

Since owner Acun Ilıcalı bought the club, Hull have been active in the market and they are expected to continue to strengthen the first-team before the deadline.

However, speaking to Hull Live, Rosenior explained how they are also looking to the future and how targeting new markets could be the way to go to get more talent at the club.

"He'll be someone that we're looking to develop and I love the way that the owners explain to me in the way they want to invest in the football club. He's someone that's more of a long term project.A lot of clubs are going to South America. Obviously with Brexit it has changed the rules in terms of the registration.

"So a lot of teams, I look at Brighton and [Alexis] Mac Allister won a World Cup with Argentina, they signed him as a young player coming through. We have to be creative in the way that we recruit and and that's the start of that process."

The verdict

This is an exciting update for Hull fans as it shows the current setup aren't just looking to throw money at the first-team to try and get a quick fix.

Instead, they're willing to plan for the future as well and they recognise that South America is a market that could be productive for them both in terms of the quality on offer and the finances.

So, it will be interesting to see what business they get done before the deadline from that part of the world.

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