Source: Daily_Mail
Hull ready to rival Fulham for £6.5m USA kid Jozy Altidore
Hull are ready to rival Fulham in a bid for highly-rated America striker Jozy Altidore. [LNB]The 19-year-old is with Spanish club Villarreal and shot to prominence in June with the first goal for in the USA's 2-0 Confederations Cup semi-final victory over Spain. [LNB]Fulham have watched Altidore for some time, as have Everton, but Hull believe they have a chance to persuade him he can play regularly in the Premier League and are prepared to pay around £6.5million. [LNB] Big deal: Hull are ready to convince American teenage prodigy Jozy Altidore that his future lies at the KC Stadium where he will be guaranteed regular football[LNB]Villarreal shelled out a similar fee last summer for the 6ft 1in striker to take him from New York Red Bulls but he has had little opportunity to make an impact and was injured during a loan spell with Xerez. [LNB]However, he has an impressive strike rate with the national team, averaging a goal every two games. [LNB] Short stay: Phil Brown has inquired about taking Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey on loan[LNB]Hull have also inquired about a loan deal for Arsenal's teenage midfielder Aaron Ramsey and could yet revive their interest in Celta Vigo striker Kamel Ghilas.[LNB] Hull want Newcastle defender Habib Beye to plug the gapBrown swoops for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and JovanovicHull boss Brown refusing to give up on signing Zamora from FulhamCountdown to the new season: Sportsmail's club-by-club guide to how the Premier League clubs are shaping up for 2009/2010 HULL CITY FC
