Middlesbrough FC linked with renewed move for Hull City defender - just days after move to Championship club

HULL CITY defender Ryan Giles has been linked with a move to Middlesbrough - just days after completing his full-time switch to East Yorkshire.

The ex-Luton Town player recently headed to Hull on a permanent basis, with the Tigers having a buy clause inserted in the deal to originally sign him back in January under the terms of the loan move – and an obligation to purchase Giles.

Boro is said to have maintained their interest in the player and are said to be preparing a move.

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Giles joined the Tigers in January and featured 17 times as the East Yorkshire outfit narrowly missed out on reaching the Championship play-offs.

Hull have triggered an option to sign left-back Giles on a permanent transfer, after he made 17 Championship appearances for the Tigers during a loan spell in the second half of the 2023/24 season. The 24-year-old also impressed on loan at Middlesbrough the previous season.Hull have triggered an option to sign left-back Giles on a permanent transfer, after he made 17 Championship appearances for the Tigers during a loan spell in the second half of the 2023/24 season. The 24-year-old also impressed on loan at Middlesbrough the previous season.
Hull have triggered an option to sign left-back Giles on a permanent transfer, after he made 17 Championship appearances for the Tigers during a loan spell in the second half of the 2023/24 season. The 24-year-old also impressed on loan at Middlesbrough the previous season.

The 24-year-old, who spent previous loan spells in the White Rose at Boro and Rotherham United, returned to his parent club at the end of the season.

The Telford-born player has signed a three-year contract at Hull, with a further year’s option.

Giles spent a very successful season-long loan at Boro in 2022-23, when Michael Carrick’s side finished in the top six of the second tier.

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Meanwhile, according to reports, Boro are poised to win the race for Swindon Town prospect Harley Hunt ahead of Southampton and Aston Villa.

Defender Hunt, 16, is being tipped for a bright future in the game and is expected to leave the County Ground this summer.

The Hunt deal is said to be worth an initial £500,000, potentially rising to £1.5m.

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