Hull City 'open talks' over £12.5m deal for Leeds United-linked World Cup goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek
Hull City reported to have opened talks with goalkeeper eyed by Leeds United
Hull City have reportedly opened talks over a £12.5m deal to sign Braga’s Lukas Hornicek - despite interest from Leeds United.
The 23-year-old goalkeeper has enjoyed an impressive rise to prominence in Portugal’s top flight, establishing himself as one of the division’s most revered goalkeepers.
He is currently on World Cup duty with the Czech Republic and was on the bench for their tournament opener against South Korea on Friday (June 12).
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Mail Online have claimed Leeds, Inter Milan and Porto have shown interest in recent months, but that it is Hull who are actively trying to sign him.
The newly-promoted Premier League club are said to have opened talks with Braga over a deal for the 6ft 6ins goalkeeper, offering £12.5m plus add-ons.
It remains to be seen whether Hull will strike a deal for Hornicek, who has spent the entirety of his senior career on Braga’s books.
The report has also claimed Hull want to sign a goalkeeper on loan to supplement a new permanent signing. An ambitious enquiry over Bayern Munich’s Alexander Nubel is said to have been made, although he is said to be holding out for a bigger club.
Hull City’s goalkeeping department
Hull were promoted with Ivor Pandur between the sticks and like Hornicek, the Tigers man is currently playing an understudy role at the World Cup.
The 26-year-old was given the call by Croatia and is likely to be on the bench when they face England on Wednesday (June 17).
As back-ups, Hull have former Rotherham United goalkeeper Dillon Phillips, ex-France youth international Thimothée Lo-Tutala and former England youth international Harvey Cartwright.