Negredo rejects Tigers move

19 August 2009 19:54
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Hull City chairman Paul Duffen has confirmed Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo has turned down a move to the KC Stadium.[LNB] Negredo had been lined up as a club record £12million signing by the Tigers, but he has opted against a switch to the Premier League side.[LNB]Tigers boss Phil Brown had been hoping Negredo would be at Wednesday's game with Tottenham Hotspur and would also hold talks over personal terms.[LNB]However, Duffen has revealed that the 23-year-old will not be joining the club and was trying to remain upbeat despite missing out on another target.[LNB]"It's one of those things - it doesn't make any difference to us at all," said Duffen. [LNB]"In the nicest possible way it would've been something good to do.[LNB]"You move on, there's no time to shed tears for these things, it's just a reality." [LNB]Negredo is the latest in a lengthening line of strikers to reject a move to Hull over the summer, with Michael Owen, Fraizer Campbell and Marc-Antoine Fortune all opting for deals elsewhere.[LNB]Reports in Spain claim that Negredo will now join Sevilla, who appear to have pipped Real Zaragoza to his signature.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports