Hull boss Phil Brown is hopeful Manchester United will
add to their attacking options soon so that the Premier League
newcomers can bring Fraizer Campbell back on loan.
Campbell was a major part of Hull’s promotion charge last
season, but Sir Alex Ferguson has refused to let him return to the
KC Stadium due to his failure to sign a striker this summer.
However, with reports that United are closing in on Dimitar
Berbatov, Brown is now hopeful that the deal could be revived.
Hull already boosted their squad this week with the arrival of
Marlon King from Wigan on a season-long loan and, while there is a
limit of two loan signings between English clubs per transfer
window, the loan move for Tottenham’s Anthony Gardner has now
become a permanent £2.5m deal.
"We've left a loan deal open just in case,” he told the Hull
Daily Mail. “We're in the market for a new striker as everyone
knows.
"If that is a permanent deal or another loan signing, we'll have
to see. You can read into it however you like.
"If Sir Alex brings in one, two or three new strikers, does it
mean that there is a surplus of strikers? The answer to that would
be yes. Sir Alex knows of our intentions. Hopefully, we're in the
same ball park as him."