Hull City have signed Roma forward Robinio Vaz on loan until the end of the season.

After that, it is thought the Tigers will have the option to sign him for around £25m.

Vaz is the third player Hull have signed in the last hour of the transfer window, and the 16th this summer.

The 6ft 1in centre-forward has only made three senior starts, all for Marseille in Ligue 1 before moving to Roma in January.

VAZ STARTER: Robinio Vaz (Image courtesy of Hull City)

placeholder image — VAZ STARTER: Robinio Vaz (Image courtesy of Hull City)

But Hull have had a policy of signing young players with potential and good sell-on value this summer, and as a 19-year-old Vaz will not count towards their 25-man squad list, which is in serious danger of being oversubscribed.

A youth international up to under-20 level, Vaz is the third French player Hull have signed this summer after Mohanmed-Ali Cho and Lucas Gourna.

He was in the academy at Sochaux but made his senior debut for Marseille, playing 20 matches including four substitute appearances in last season's Champions League, before moving to Serie A. His four goals all came in League 1.

At Roma all 14 appearances came from the bench. He scored twice in that time, making another goal.

Hull will be hoping they have got in early to snap up a special talent before he gets out of their price range.