Hull City are poised to make their first signing of the January transfer window after reaching a loan deal with Everton for out-of-favour striker Oumar Niasse, reports The Guardian.
Niasse, 26, only joined Everton in February last year after securing a £13.5m move from Lokomotiv Moscow but failed to make any impression at Goodison Park before being told to find a new club by Ronald Koeman in the summer.
The Senegal international is now poised to add much-needed fresh legs to a thin Hull squad that is deep in a relegation battle, with the Tigers set to pay all of his £55,000-a-week wages.
Marco Silva’s side retain an option in the loan agreement that would allow them to sign the striker in a deal worth a staggering £10m, although much of that is likely to depend on whether Hull manage to beat the drop.
Niasse has spent all of the season playing for Everton’s U-23s after being banished from the first-team by Koeman, where he has scored seven goals in eight matches.
Despite question marks over his suitability to the Premier League, Hull are desperate for players with the possibility of being without 15 first-team players this weekend when they host Bournemouth.
Silva was only able to name six substitutes for their League Cup semi-final against Manchester United on Tuesday night and Niasse would at least provide competition for places in a squad that lacks any substance.
Niasse only has 142 minutes of Premier League action under his belt since joining Everton in which he only mustered two attempts on goal across his five separate appearances.
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