Phil Brown: Negredo deal dead

The Tigers had emerged as surprise candidates - along with Stuttgart, Roma and Zenit St Petersburg - to sign the Spaniard, who bagged 32 league goals in 70 outings for Almeria after arriving from Real's B team in 2007.

However, despite reports that the KC Stadium outfit were closing in on a £12 million deal for the front-man, Hull chairman Paul Duffen confirmed that the club were unable to seal a deal for his services.

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.