Tigers line up Benjani deal

30 August 2009 17:21
// 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();} Sky Sports sources understand Hull City have agreed a fee with Manchester City for striker Benjani.[LNB] Hull boss Phil Brown has spent the summer trying to improve his attacking options and has missed out on the likes of Michael Owen, Fraizer Campbell and Marc-Antoine Fortune.[LNB]Brown has recently added Kamel Ghilas and Jozy Altidore to his squad, and is now hoping to bring Benjani to the KC Stadium.[LNB]Benjani appears to have no future at Eastlands following Mark Hughes' summer spending spree and he has not even made the bench this season.[LNB]He has been linked with a return to former club Portsmouth, with Paul Hart admitting the 31-year-old is among his targets.[LNB]However, Premier League rivals Hull are looking to steal a march on Pompey and have agreed a fee with Hughes' side.[LNB]The Zimbabwean has scored six goals in 26 appearances for the Blues since joining from Pompey in January 2008, but he looks likely to be on the move before the transfer window closes on Tuesday.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports