Hull City transfer news as £2m attacker edges closer to MKM Stadium exit
Abdus Omur could yet be on his way out of Hull City in the next few days with the Tigers in talks with Turkish side Caykur Rizespor over a possible move.
Tigers owner Acun Ilicali is understood to have spoken to his counterpart Ibrahim Turgut about a loan move until the end of the season and it's believed a deal could be wrapped up soon with the club, who sit 10th in the Super Lig.
Clubs in the Turkish Super Lig have until February 15 to get their winter business done and there's an expectation that both clubs will conclude a deal in the coming days.
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Abdus, who arrived last January from Trabzonspor amid much excitement, has struggled to make a big impact at the MKM Stadium this season. He has found himself out of favour since Ruben Selles arrived.
Illness and a recent knee injury have hampered his hopes of forcing his way back into Selles' thinking. The arrivals of Eliot Matazo, Joe Gelhardt, Nordin Amrabat and Matt Crooks have only made it more difficult for the 25-year-old, who has played just 81 minutes of action across three games since the Spaniard arrived in early December.
In total, the Turkish international played just 20 times this season, starting 12 of those, with the majority coming in the early weeks of the season under former boss Tim Walter.
City has so far resisted the temptation to sanction Abdus' exit from the club amid numerous reports in Turkey over the past few months. But the playmaker has made it clear that he wants to play regular football, something he's unlikely to get at the MKM Stadium in the final months of the season.
The Tigers signed Abdus in the winter market 12 months ago and paid a fee in the region of £2m, handing him a three-and-a-half-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months on a deal running until 2027.
Abdus' Turkish teammate Dogukan Sinik, meanwhile, is also eyeing a possible move back to his homeland before next Saturday's deadline but Hull Live understands no deal has been agreed with a potential suitor.