Hull City's new addition James Scott is aiming to follow in the footsteps of Andy Robertson, and that seeing the Scotland international go onto achieve success with Liverpool having been developed by the Tigers was an inspiration behind his move.

Scott arrived at Hull in the closing stages of the January transfer window, as the Tigers looked to replace the departure of Kamil Grosicki and also Jarrod Bowen after his move to West Ham, and the 19-year-old’s signature was secured in a Deadline Day deal with Scottish Premier League side Motherwell.

The Tigers brought in Robertson from Dundee United in a fairly similar move back in the summer of 2014, and the defender went onto become one of Hull’s most influential players during his three-year spell at the club, before going to sign for Liverpool and winning the Champions League last term.

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Speaking to the Daily Record, Scott outlined his desires to emulate Robertson’s development during his time with Hull, and that the Tigers’ recent record of developing young talent was a factor behind his move, saying: "Andy Robertson went down from Scotland to Hull City and look where he is now. It is mental because he is now a Champions League winner.

"It goes to show what can happen. Hull have shown it is a top club for developing players and hopefully they can help me to the next step and together we can eventually play in the English Premier League.

"Andy was there and they also sold on Harry Maguire and Jarrod Bowen went to West Ham United on deadline day. They are a team who want to develop players. They are also known for giving youth a chance and that was another big part in me coming to Hull."

The verdict

Scott has demonstrated already with his performances so far this campaign for Motherwell that he has the potential to develop into a very important member of Hull’s squad over the next few years, and the 19-year-old certainly appears to have the drive and ambition needed to progress right to the top of the game.

Hull’s recent record on developing players is very good, with the Tigers having seen the likes of Robertson, Harry Maguire and Bowen all go onto progress to Premier League clubs during their time with the club.

It is therefore little surprise to see that record have an impact on persuading young and talented players such as Scott to make the move to the club, and if the 19-year-old can fulfil his potential under Grant McCann then the Tigers could have found themselves another real asset.

Scott would do incredibly well to emulate the career progression of Robertson, but there is no reason why he can not achieve that in the long-term, but for now he will be needing to focus on getting himself into the Hull side and impressing with his performances in the Championship.