According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City have begun contract talks with Stephen Hunt as the club wants him to stay. Manager Phil Brown said,

“I spoke to Steve this morning and began preliminary talks regarding a new contract … We want him to remain here and we can all push on from there.”

UPDATE: According to the Daily Mail, Hull City are back in for striker Mido as Mido flew in to have talks with the club.

January 21st, 2010 According to Jeremy Cross at the Daily Star, Hull City have decided not to sign striker Mido. Chairman Adam Pearson said,

“We were offered the chance to sign him but we have decided he is not someone we want to pursue.”

January 19th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City and one other Premier League team have been in talks with Middlesbrough striker Mido, who is currently on loan at Zamalek. Mido said,

“I’m 90 per cent certain that I will leave Zamalek before the closure of the transfer window …Hull have been talking to me for a month now and another English club, who I can not name at the moment, are also interested.”

“This club, who have a great history, lie in the top half of the table and will table an official bid to sign me within two or three days.”

UPDATE: Bolton have officially completed the deal for Vladimir Weiss, according to Bolton’s official website.

January 22nd, 2010 According to ESPN Soccernet, Bolton have officially signed Weiss on loan for the rest of the season.

January 15th, 2010 According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is willing to loan out winger Vladimir Weiss. Mancini said,

“It is possible Vladimir will go somewhere on loan … He is a good young player who is going to be important to this club in the future …  But he needs to play. We have not decided where though. That will be Vladimir’s choice.”

January 15th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City might pull out from signing Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss on loan as the club now wants a “sizeable loan fee.”

UPDATE: Hull City have confirmed the signing of Amr Zaki on loan, according to its official website.

January 18th, 2010 According to Amr Zaki’s official website, Amr Zaki has indeed passed his medical for Hull City and is all set to join the club on loan.

January 17th, 2010 According to David Middleton at Goal.com, Zamalek striker Amr Zaki passed his medical for Hull City. The loan deal for Zaki is expected to cost around £600,000.

January 16th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City chairman Adam Pearson confirmed that the club is going after Zamalek striker Amr Zaki.

UPDATE: According to David Middleton at Goal.com, Zamalek striker Amr Zaki passed his medical for Hull City. The loan deal for Zaki is expected to cost around £600,000.

January 16th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City chairman Adam Pearson confirmed that the club is going after Zamalek striker Amr Zaki.

UPDATE: According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City chairman Adam Pearson confirmed that the club is going after Zamalek striker Amr Zaki.

January 15th, 2010 The article has changed saying he will take a medical with an “unnamed English club”

January 15th, 2010 According to Amr Zaki’s personal website, Zamalek striker Amr Zaky will take a medical for Hull City as he is set to join the club on a season-long loan.

UPDATE: The article has changed saying he will take a medical with an “unnamed English club”

According to Amr Zaki’s personal website, Zamalek striker Amr Zaky will take a medical for Hull City as he is set to join the club on a season-long loan.

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Larissa are interested in Hull City striker Daniel Cousin, who seemed all set to join QPR on loan.

January 6th, 2010 According to Sky Sports News, QPR have agreed to sign Hull City striker Daniel Cousin on loan. His agent Willie McKay said,

UPDATE: According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City might pull out from signing Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss on loan as the club now wants a “sizeable loan fee.”

January 14th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City boss Phil Brown confirmed that he is interested in Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss.

January 11th, 2010 According to Alan Nixon at MirrorFootball, Bolton are looking to sign Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss.

UPDATE: According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City boss Phil Brown confirmed that he is interested in Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss.

It is also reported that Hull City are not going after Derby winger Kris Commons and Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.

January 11th, 2010 According to Alan Nixon at MirrorFootball, Bolton are looking to sign Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss.

UPDATE: According to Hull City’s official website, Hull City midfielder Stephen Hunt is not for sale. A statement was made saying,

“Regarding Stephen Hunt, the Club is now becoming bored of continual speculation within the local media surrounding his future and would like to place on the record that the player is not for sale. The Club will not be commenting any further on speculation in relation to this player. He is not for sale.”

January 13th, 2010 According to Christopher Davies at the Daily Mail, Hull City want £7million for midfielder Stephen Hunt, who has been drawing interest from Wolverhampton.

UPDATE: According to Christopher Davies at the Daily Mail, Hull City want £7million for midfielder Stephen Hunt, who has been drawing interest from Wolverhampton.

January 12th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Wolverhampton have made a bid of £3.5million for Hull City midfielder Stephen Hunt after having their £3million bid rejected.

According to Hull City’s official website, Hull City have agreed to sell Nathan Doyle to Barnsley for free. Doyle signed a two-and-a-half year deal with the club.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Wolverhampton have made a bid of £3.5million for Hull City midfielder Stephen Hunt after having their £3million bid rejected.

According to the Hull Daily Mail, it is unlikely that Hull City will sign Leeds United striker Jermaine Beckford as the club does not have £2million to sign the 26-year-old.

According to Sky Sports News, Hull City midfielder Stephen Hunt is not leaving the club this month. Hull manager Phil Brown said,

“Stephen, as far as I’m concerned and as far as the chairman is concerned, will be going nowhere … I have had the lad in yesterday morning and asked him where he wants to be.”

“His heart is firmly at Hull City and I would like to keep it that way in the January transfer window and for the rest of the season.”

According to Sky Sports News, QPR has agreed to sign Hull City striker Caleb Folan on loan. Folan’s agent Hayden Evans said,

“Hull have advised us they are happy to loan out Caleb … The two clubs have agreed a loan deal and now just a few details need to be finalised … Caleb was unfortunate with injury at Middlesbrough, but he is now fully fit again.”

According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City and West Ham United are both interested in Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood, who has played on loan at Newcastle. Both are interested in signing Harewood on loan although it is reported that he could be bought for around £250,000.

Harewood’s agent, Phil Sproson, said,

“I have spoken to both Phil and Gianfranco and both said they were interested in Marlon if they can get the deals sorted at their clubs … Phil said he is still interested in Marlon and that he has watched him a couple of times recently.”

“He said that he had been impressed that Marlon has clearly got the bit between his teeth again, but he said he had to get two or three players out before he could bring anyone in.

“That is where we left it, and it is a similar situation with West Ham … Both clubs have registered their interest, but because of their situations, they have not taken it further as of yet.”

“Our message has been that if they want Marlon, he is here and waiting and his record shows that he scores goals … He scored six goals in 15 at Newcastle and that was without a pre-season.”

“He can do a good job for a Premier League team and we hope he will be playing that level come the end of the window.”

UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, QPR have agreed to sign Hull City striker Daniel Cousin on loan. His agent Willie McKay said,

“The two clubs have agreed a loan deal for Daniel … Paul Hart has spoken to Daniel and he is keen to bring him to Loftus Road.”

“Daniel is away with Gabon as he is captain of his country, but he is happy to make the move to QPR … He wants to be playing football regularly and he feels this is a good move for him as they are an ambitious club.”

January 2nd, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Hull City striker Daniel Cousin does not want to leave the club. His agent Willie McKay said,

UPDATE: According to the Hull Daily Mail, Benfica striker Freddy Adu has decided to sign with Aris FC on loan instead of Hull City. Adu wrote on Twitter,

“Alright guys done deal. Signed an 18-month loan deal with Aris FC. A lot of thought and research went into this. Thanks for the support.”

January 4th, 2010 According to the Hull Daily Mail, Benfica striker Freddy Adu, who is currently on loan at Belenenses, wrote on his Twitter account that he is considering a move to Hull City. Adu wrote,