Jackson Irvine on his 'upsetting' exit from Hull City

Irvine and captain Eric Lichaj were among senior players who left the club last month, with their deals expiring on June 30.

Reports said that he and several other players who exited the Tigers had failed to agree a short-term contract extensions to feature in the season’s run-in.

On his departure, Irvine told The World Game: "I have read a lot of things over the past few weeks about negotiations falling through and these types of things, but there really were no negotiations.

“I am sure there will be people out there who will draw their own conclusions and still think I should have played on, with or without any kind of security.

“I had a tough call to make: do I play out the rest of the season with no security, or don’t I?

“I asked the club if I played and got badly injured would they then trigger that year (extension), so I would have a measure of security.

"They said they would not - so for me the risk was too great and I knew my time at the club was over.

"To have left in that way is upsetting.”