Hull City owner Acun Ilicali is celebrating his third anniversary since taking over the club from the Allam family, and three years on from that Wednesday evening back in January 2022, it's fair to say it's been an eventful journey so far.

Ilicali burst onto the scene in a blaze of publicity - and pyrotechnics - as City, who were struggling at the wrong end of the Championship table in their first season back in the Championship, beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in front of a buoyant MKM Stadium crowd.

Off the pitch, the Tigers have done a sterling job of re-engaging a disillusioned fan base, regularly filling the MKM Stadium and attracting average crowds in excess of 20,000, but on the pitch, it's been a mixed bag.

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Ilicali inherited a side under Grant McCann battling hard in the Championship after winning promotion the season before but opted to dispense with the Ulsterman and bring in Shota Arveladze.

The hugely popular Georgian lasted until later that year when he was sacked after a 3-0 loss at Swansea City, and Liam Rosenior was ultimately brought in after Andy Dawson's first caretaker spell in charge, and his appointment sparked a recovery for City, surviving that season before going on to enjoy a fine campaign last term, which ultimately ended in disappointment with the Tigers failing to make the top six with a squad widely regarded as their best in recent seasons.

Out went Rosenior in the summer, with Tim Walter signed to deliver Ilicali's dream of an attractive, attacking style of play, but that failed to materialise, and after a poor start to the season and City languishing again at the bottom end of the Championship, he was sacked after a poor defeat to rivals Sheffield Wednesday where fans demanded change.

Walter was critical of the club's slow recruitment last summer, with the majority of their new arrivals signed after the final pre-season friendly of the summer, somewhat ironically against Ruben Selles' Reading, who won convincingly.

The German was replaced by Selles after a brief spell in caretaker charge for Dawson, with the popular Spaniard charged with recovering City's position inside the bottom three of the Championship and guiding the Tigers to safety with the aim of plotting a play-off campaign next term.

Away from the pitch, there have been changes behind the scenes in recent months, with hugely respected former head of recruitment, Lee Darnbrough, quitting to join Stoke City before Jared Dublin arrived in his place, who was at the bet365 Stadium prior to Darnbrough's arrival. We've seen Ilicali's trusted aide Tan Kesler leave under a cloud, while the signing and subsequent doping ban of Oscar Zambrano has raised plenty of questions, as have the influx of players with mixed fortunes, many of which have come and gone without making any real impact, apart from on City's wage bill, which has naturally increased beyond recognition.

Since Ilicali arrived, transfers have been plentiful, to say the least. At last count, the Tigers had brought in 61 players across the six-and-a-half transfer windows dating back to January 2022 (inclusive of Kyle Joseph and Lincoln Henrique), many of which (26) have moved on and will move on before the window closes on February 3 at 11pm, while a host of players who were part of the League One-winning campaign have also left the club, while some still remain.

Here's a look at the players who have arrived and departed in the past three years...

Played signed since January 2022

Regan Slater (Sheffield United) - £50,000

Ryan Longman (Brighton and Hove Albion) - undisclosed fee

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Fenerbahce)- £4.5m

Dogukan Sinik (Antalyaspor) - £4m

Ozan Tufan (Fenerbahce) - £3m

Adama Traore (Hatayspor) - free

Oscar Estupinan (Vitoria Guimaraes) - free

Benjamin Tetteh (Malatyaspor) - free

Nathan Baxter (Chelsea) - loan

Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) - free

Cyrus Christie (Fulham) - free

Bora Aydinlik (Fenerbahce) - loan

Thimothee Lo-Tutala (Tottenham Hotspur Under-21) - free

Vaughn Covil (Forest Green Rovers) - free

Ryan Woods (Birmingham City) - undisclosed

Harry Vaughan (Oldham Athletic) - undisclosed

Aaron Connolly (Brighton and Hove Albion) - loan

Dimitrios Pelkas (Fenerbahce) - loan

Malcolm Ebiowei (Crystal Palace) - loan

Xavier Simons (Chelsea) - loan and then permanent

Harvey Vale (Chelsea) - loan

Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand (Arsenal) - loan

Jean Michael Seri (Fulham) - free

Karl Darlow (Newcastle United) - loan

Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) - £5m

Abdus Omur (Trabzonspor) - £2.5m

Ivor Pandur (Fortuna Sittard) - £2m

Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) - free

Ryan Allsop (Cardiff City) - undisclosed

Yuriel Celi (Universitario de Deportes) - undisclosed - yet to play for City

Jason Lokilo (Sparta Rotterdam) - undisclosed

James Furlong (Brighton and Hove Albion) - undisclosed

Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool) - loan

Anass Zaroury (Burnley) - loan

Tyler Morton (Liverpool) - loan

Liam Delap (Manchester City) - loan

Ryan Giles (Luton Town) - loan and then permanent - £4m

Ruben Vinagre (Sporting Lisbon) - loan

Scott Twine (Burnley) - loan

Noah Ohio (Standard Liege) - loan

Cody Drameh (Leeds United) - free

Mohamed Belloumi (Farense) - £5m

Abu Kamara (Norwich City) - £3m - plus add-ons

Liam Millar (FC Basel) - £3.5m

Charlie Hughes (Wigan Athletic) - £4m

Mason Burstow (Chelsea) - undisclosed

Marvin Mehlem (Darmstadt) - £1m

Anthony Racioppi (Young Boys) - £1m

Kasey Palmer (Coventry City) - undisclosed

Carl Rushworth (Brighton and Hove Albion) - loan

Gustavo Puerta (Bayer Leverkusen) - loan + option to buy

Chris Bedia (Union Berlin) - loan + option to buy

Oscar Zambrano (LDU Quito) - loan + option to buy

Fin Burns (Manchester City) - loan

Steven Alzate (unattached) - free

Joao Pedro (Fenerbahce) - free

Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) - undisclosed

Joe Gelhardt (Leeds United) - loan

Nordin Amrabat (AEK Athens) - free

Lincoln Henrique (Fenerbahce) - loan (yet to be officially announced)

Kyle Joseph (Blackpool) - £2.5m (yet to be officially announced)

Players still here

Dogukan Sinik

Regan Slater

Ryan Longman

Thimothee Lo-Tutala

Harry Vaughan

Xavier Simons

Abdus Omur

Ivor Pandur

James Furlong (on loan at AFC Wimbledon)

Ryan Giles

Cody Drameh

Mohamed Belloumi

Abu Kamara

Liam Millar

Charlie Hughes

Mason Burstow

Marvin Mehlem (on loan at Paderborn)

Anthony Racioppi

Kasey Palmer

Carl Rushworth

Gustavo Puerta

Chris Bedia

Oscar Zambrano (suspended)

Fin Burns

Steven Alzate

Joao Pedro

Matt Crooks

Joe Gelhardt

Nordin Amrabat

Lincoln Henrique (yet to be officially announced)

Kyle Joseph (yet to be officially announced)

Those who have moved on

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Westerlo)- £2m

Ozan Tufan (Trabzonspor) - £2m

Adama Traore (Amed SK) - free

Oscar Estupinan (FC Juarez) - undisclosed

Benjamin Tetteh (Metz - now at Maribor) - £2m

Tobias Figueiredo (Fortaleza) - free

Cyrus Christie (now at Swansea City) - released

Vaughn Covil (Las Vegas FC)

Ryan Woods (Exeter City) - free

Aaron Connolly (now at Millwall) - released

Dimitrios Pelkas - end of loan

Malcolm Ebiowei - end of loan

Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand - end of loan

Bora Aydinlik - end of loan

Nathan Baxter - end of loan

Karl Darlow - end of loan

Jean Michael Seri (Al-Orobah) - free

Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa) - £18m

Billy Sharp - released

Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City) - undisclosed

Jason Lokilo (CSKA Sofia) - undisclosed

Fabio Carvalho - end of loan

Tyler Morton - end of loan

Liam Delap - end of loan

Harvey Vale - end of loan

Ruben Vinagre - end of loan

Scott Twine - end of loan

Anass Zaroury - end of loan

Noah Ohio- end of loan

Other key exits of players at the club prior to Ilicali's arrival

Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town)

Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford)

Greg Docherty (Charlton Athletic)

Callum Elder (Derby County)

Tyler Smith (Bradford City)

Will Jarvis (Notts County)

George Honeyman (Millwall)

Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday)

Matt Ingram (Oxford United)

Josh Magennis (Wigan Athletic)

Tom Eaves (Rotherham United)

George Moncur (Leyton Orient)

Andy Cannon (Wrexham)

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