Hull City Football Club News

• Nickname:The Tigers
• Founded:1904
• Manager:Nick Barmby

• Ground:Kingston Communications Stadium
• Capacity:25,404

Tigers close to double swoop

06 Aug 2009 - 09:27:58

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Hull City manager Phil Brown will unveil Seyi Olofinjana and Jozy Altidore at a KC Stadium press conference on Thursday.

Midfielder Olofinjana will move to the Tigers from Stoke City for a fee believed to be in the region of £3million.

He joined the Potters last summer from Wolverhampton Wanderers but dropped out of Tony Pulis' first-team plans in the second half of the season.

He also has 45 international caps for Nigeria to his name.

The Altidore deal is expected to be a season-long loan from Spanish side Villarreal.

The 19-year-old American let the world know the move was on the cards when he updated his Twitter status by saying: "First match is against Chelsea subject to a work permit - wink wink - lol thanks for the support and love keep it coming."

The pair will be hoping to figure in this season's daunting opener at Stamford Bridge on August 15.