Hull City are on the brink of promotion back into the Championship, with Grant McCann overseeing a really positive season at the KCOM Stadium.

Last season was a travesty for the Tigers, with the squad underperforming massively during the second-half of the Championship campaign and falling to relegation.

They’ve responded well, though, with promotion now in their sights. It could even be achieved this weekend after the Tigers avoided defeat to Sunderland during the week.

What of the players that have delivered, then?

We’ve opted to dive onto transfermarkt and look at the players that have seen their market value go up since they made their debut for the club.

It’s only happened to eight of the current squad at the KCOM Stadium, but are you surprised at who?

Click through to the following link to see who ranks eighth:

At the time of his Tigers debut, McLoughlin had a market value of £45k, which has increased to £90k at the time of writing.

That’s a hike of £45k for the 24-year-old despite limited involvement over the course of his time with the Tigers.

In total, McLoughlin has made 19 appearances for Hull, but there’s only five league starts included in that.

This season, McCann has given McLoughlin 12 appearances, with the last of those coming as a late substitute on April 5th when Hull beat Northampton Town 3-0.

His last start was in February when Hull faced Lincoln City in the Football League Trophy.

Magennis’ debut came back in the summer of 2019, ahead of Hull’s relegation campaign in the Championship.

At that point, his market value was £450k, whilst has now risen to £540k.

That’s a hike of £90k for the Northern Irish international forward, who has had a really good campaign in League One under McCann.

The 30-year-old has struck 16 times in just 37 League One appearances, as well as registering a further five assists.

In truth, his value to this Hull squad probably outweighs his market value. He’s been a big part of why the 2020/21 season looks like ending in success for the Tigers.

Fleming made his Hull debut back in 2017 and, at that point, he had no market valuation to reference.

That means that his current valuation of £135k ranks him at sixth on this Geparticular list.

Fleming is still only 21 with plenty of time to develop as both a player and in terms of his market value.

However, he’s not quite getting the opportunities.

This season, he’s made just nine appearances, but that spreads across League One, the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

It’s hardly been a stellar campaign for the youngster, which will be slightly concerning.

Eaves is another player that’s not had much impact this season in League One, with Magennis and Mallik Wilks the two forwards that have really excelled this season.

The 29-year-old has scored four goals in 29 appearances this season, but his opportunities in the starting XI have been limited given the competition for places at the KCOM.

In terms of market value, at the time of Eaves’ debut he was at just £90k, which has now risen to £428k.

That’s a considerable hike of £338k for the towering striker, despite those limited opportunities in 2020/21 as Hull motor towards the Championship.

Long serves as Hull’s second choice goalkeeper at the moment, but his market value has still had a significant hike over the time he’s been at the club.

When he debuted back in 2018, Long had a market value of £135k, which has now increased to £540k over the course of his three seasons with the Tigers.

That’s an increase of £405k and sees the goalkeeper in at fourth on this particular list of Hull players.

Under McCann this season, he’s featured on only nine occasions, stretching across League One, the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.

Matt Ingram has been largely preferred as McCann’s first choice goalkeeper.

At the time of Elder’s debut back in September 2019, he had a market value of only £225k.

Right now, he’s valued at £720k, which means he has had a hike of £495k since breaking into the senior side at the KCOM Stadium.

The 26-year-old has previously had spells with Leicester City and Ipswich Town, and has really impressed this season during his time with Hull.

Under McCann, he’s made 41 appearances in League One, scoring once from left-back.

However, like al impressive modern full-backs, he’s registered a further nine assists to that tally, proving to be a really attacking threat in this Hull side.

Again, Elder is another that outweighs his market value.

Ranking in second on this list is Max Clark.

When he debuted for the Tigers, his market value was only £45k, which has since been increased to £540k.

That gives him a hike of £495k since his debut.

Despite that considerable rise for the 25-year-old, he’s hardly at the forefront of Hull’s plans under McCann and his game time has been very, very limited.

If anything, he’s been non-existent in 2020/21, making just a handful of appearances on the bench without getting any minutes under his belt.

You feel, then, that if the opportunity was there for more minutes, he might have a slightly higher market value.

Burke was a former West Ham United trainee and is now a player that’s passed 100 appearances in a Hull City shirt.

At the time of his debut, the 24-year-old was valued at £900k, which has been increased to £2.16m since then.

That gives a market value increase of £1.26m and sees him top of this particular Hull list.

Given the age of Burke, talent he possesses and the fact he’s still only 24, this could be so much more in the years to come.

The defender has played well this season and will be looking to continue building his reputation as he moves into his late 20s.