Overview
- Sources report Middlesbrough have lodged an offer of about £5 million for Kyle Joseph and are trying to complete the deal within 48 hours.
- Hull City are under pressure from a three-year rolling financial assessment that ends at the close of June and are seeking player sales to avoid Premier League sanctions.
- Joseph, 24, joined Hull from Blackpool for £2.5m in January 2025 and made 65 appearances in the promotion season with eight goals and five assists.
- The striker missed the Championship play-off final after an ankle injury in the semi-final but took part in celebrations on crutches and is expected to be fit for the new season.
- Club sources say Joseph’s likely departure could trigger further outbound activity at Hull, with Kasey Palmer, David Akintola, Abu Kamara linked and goalkeeper Ivor Pandur attracting external interest.