Overview
- Hull City secured promotion with a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough at Wembley on Saturday, a result that reporters say could unlock roughly £200m in new revenue for the club.
- Joe Gelhardt scored 14–15 Championship goals while on loan at Hull this season and has publicly said he wants to stay at the MKM Stadium.
- Hull manager Sergej Jakirovic has expressed a desire to keep Gelhardt, and promotion makes the club a credible, better-funded contender to buy him permanently.
- Rangers remain long-term admirers and could use shared 49ers ownership to negotiate, but analysts warn their recent player-trading losses and lack of Champions League revenue may limit how much they can spend.
- Leeds are expected to treat Gelhardt as surplus after consecutive loans and Daniel Farke’s forward choices, so the club is likely to demand a significant fee and could reinvest any sale into other areas of the squad.