Acun Ilıcalı's Hull City, promoted to the Premier League, is dropping the first bombshell.

Acun Ilıcalı's Hull City, promoted to the Premier League, is dropping the first bombshell.

16.06.2026 19:40

Transfer efforts continue at Hull City, owned by Acun Ilıcalı. Hull City, returning to the Premier League after years, has made an offer for Lukas Hornicek, who plays for Braga, in goalkeeper transfer.

Hull City, owned by Acun Ilıcalı, who returned to the Premier League by defeating Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final, aims to stay in the league permanently. In this direction, the English club has started squad strengthening moves.

OFFER FOR GOALKEEPER TRANSFER

According to a report by Daily Mail; Hull City has submitted an offer to Braga for 23-year-old Czech national team goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek, who played in the World Cup, including a transfer fee of £12.5 million plus bonuses.

CONSIDERABLE INTEREST

It was reported that important clubs such as Leeds United, Inter, Milan, and Porto have also shown interest in Hornicek. It was stated that Hull City plans to transfer two goalkeepers during the summer period and has also held talks with Alexander Nübel from Bayern Munich, but the German goalkeeper is currently not open to a transfer.

WHO IS LUKAS HORNICEK?

Hornicek started his football career at Czech club Dobrikov and later played for Pardubice. The young goalkeeper transferred to Braga in 2019 and rose to the first team in 2023. Last season, he played 55 matches for Braga, conceding 51 goals while keeping 24 clean sheets.

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