Hull City's ex-Blackpool and Wigan Athletic forward Kyle Joseph subject of '£5m bid' from Millwall
Millwall reported to have lodged bid for Hull City forward Kyle Joseph
Hull City forward Kyle Joseph is reportedly the subject of a £5m bid from Millwall.
The 24-year-old played a key role in Hull’s promotion-winning Championship campaign, contributing eight goals and four assists over the course of 46 league outings.
He featured in each of Hull’s play-off semi-final showdowns with Millwall, only for injury to cruelly rob him of the chance to appear in the final at Wembley.
Millwall ‘launch £5m bid’ for Hull City forward
According to Mail Online, Joseph could find himself representing the club he helped to deny a place in the final.
Millwall are said to have launched a £5m move for the frontman, who is a product of Wigan Athletic’s academy and a former Scotland youth international.
The prospect of turning away from a Premier League opportunity may not prove particularly appealing, but there is every chance he could have a more limited role at the MKM Stadium next term.
Kyle Joseph’s Millwall connection
There is also a family connection between Joseph and Millwall, as his father is an avid Lions supporter.
Before Joseph helped Hull extinguish Millwall’s Premier League dream, the frontman said: "It took me a couple hours to get a phone call but he's so proud of me.
“He rang to say he's so proud of me then sent a text afterwards, not a very nice text, saying you've done my team! But he's been massively supportive, as all my family have. That's what you need as a footballer. Last year I had a tough season but I had them all around me.
“He's had a few digs at me already but now he's buzzing. I used to watch all their play-off games, like Millwall versus Leeds in League One. We’d watch it together.
“It's going to be a 'pinch me’ moment when he sees his son playing against them in the play-offs. We have a laugh but he's really proud to see me playing against his team. I think that's a dream for him.”
Joseph joined Hull from Blackpool back in 2024 and has since amassed a total of 65 appearances for the Tigers.