Hull City want to re-sign Brighton & Hove Albion striker Aaron Connolly this summer, with the Irishman ‘free to leave’ the south coast club, says journalist Darren Witcoop.
Connolly, 23, is a product of the Brighton youth academy. The striker has had spells on loan with Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Venezia, and Hull City, with his spell at the MKM Stadium being his most recent.
Liam Rosenior brought Connolly to Hull City on loan in January and he’d go on to feature five times in the league, scoring twice, but seeing his time at the club blighted by a foot injury.
Rosenior was previously reported to be keen on re-signing Connolly again this summer and now Witcoop has revealed on Twitter that the Tigers are in fact keen on a reunion, with Connolly apparently free to leave parent club Brighton.
Witcoop also adds that Brighton are expecting strong Championship interest in Connolly this summer
Hull City want to bring Brighton striker Aaron Connolly back this summer. The Ireland striker spent the second half of season on loan at Hull and is free to leave Brighton. Albion also expect strong interest in Connolly elsewhere in the Championship #hullcity #HUFC #Brighton
— Darren Witcoop (@DarrenOWitcoop) June 4, 2023
Connolly back to Hull…
Connolly showed glimpses of a very talented Championship player when at Hull last season. Both he and the club were unfortunate to see injury hamper his time on loan as it left Rosenior very light on attacking options for much of the second half of the season, but it seems like Connolly and Hull City might not be done yet.
Brighton are making strides in the Premier League and Connolly looks to be very far down the pecking order. Hull are in need of strikers with Oscar Estupinan often injured, and Estupinan is also perhaps Rosenior’s only recognised no.9 right now, so a return for Connolly seems to make sense.
If the striker can prove his fitness in pre-season then he could be a shrewd signing for Hull City, who look set for a more conservative summer transfer window than last time.
