What Hull City's squad list says about Benjamin Tetteh, Adama Traore, Andy Cannon and James Scott

Once the transfer window closed on September 1, Football League clubs were required to submit squad lists of the players they plan to use between now and the new year, when the transfer window reopens.

Tetteh, Traore, Cannon, Scott and Josh Emmanuel, who has not played since November after suffering unspecified health issues, are all missing from Hull's.

Clubs are restricted to 25 players over the age of 21 and it is a sign of their summer transfer activity that they have been unable to get all their senior players on the list.

They have, though, limited themselves to 24, meaning one of the missing players could be added in the remainder of 2022 if they regain fitness or favour. The place could go to a free agent signing instead, or simply be left vacant.

Tetteh injured his hamstring at home to Sheffield United earlier this month after a bright if unspectacular start to his Tigers career. The Ghanaian forward made nine appearances without scoring, seven from the start.

Pushing through the signing of midfielder Traore on deadline day now seems very odd if the Tigers do not plan to use him until the next transfer window opens.

As a free agent he could have signed between windows and Hull were busy doing other transfers on September 1, also signing Dimitrios Pelkas, Xavier Simons and, in a deal which only appears to have been suggested on the day, Harvey Vale.

Perhaps Hull felt a loyalty to the player, who reportedly tore his hamstring whilst training with them as a trialist in July. Traore was expected to undergo surgery due to keep him out until Christmas.

For Scott and Cannon the picture is bleaker – unwanted by their employers but unable to leave even on loan to another league club until the new year. Even if their contracts were to be cancelled now, they could not play for a new club until 2023.

Cannon has made five Championship start and ten substitute appearances in just over a year in East Yorkshire despite spending the second half of last season on loan at Stockport County, then in the Conference.

He was involved in six of Hull's first eight matches of the season – four from the bench – but admitted after his first league start of the campaign, at Queens Park Rangers, two nights before the deadline, he did not know what the future held for him.

"It's up to (manager Shota Arveladze and owner Acun Ilicali) whatever happens," said the 26-year-old midfielder. "Listen, I'm here. I want to work hard for the club because I've signed here."

Injury – a depressingly regular theme of his time at the club – prevented Scott leaving in the last window. The forward has shin splints.

Signed from Motherwell in January 2020, Scott has only made seven league starts for Hull, scoring against Birmingham City and Milton Keynes Dons, in addition to Football League Trophy goals against Harrogate Town and Grimsby Town.

He is well thought of in Scotland, helped by last season's loan at Hibernian, where he scored four times. Their Edinburgh rivals Heart of Midlothian were linked with a move before his summer injury.

Hull's big outlay on signings this summer – in terms of wages as well as transfer fees means they have to be wary of financial fair play restrictions, which limit spending over a three-year period. The under-investment of the later years of previous owner Assem Allam freed up space in the budget but outgoings will give them more in future windows.

SQUAD: Nathan Baxter, Lewie Coyle, Cyrus Christie, Greg Docherty, Callum Elder, Oscar Estupinan, Brandon Fleming, Jacob Greaves, Matt Ingram, Alfie Jones, Ryan Longman, Sean McLoughlin, Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand, Dimitrios Pelkas, Tobias Figueiredo. Jean Michael Seri, Xavier Simons, Dogukan Sinik, Regan Slater, Tyler Smith, Ozan Tufan, Harvey Vale, Randell Williams, Ryan Woods.

Under-21 contracted players: Harvey Cartwright, Louie Chorlton, Vaughn Covil, Harry Fisk, Oliver Green, Sincere Hall, Josh Hinds, Matty Jacob, Will Jarvis, Callum Jones, Jake Leake, Jack Leckie, Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Harry Lovick, Thomas MacAuley, Jevon Mills, Tom Nixon, David Robson, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, James Simms, Andy Smith, McCauley Snelgrove, Alfie Taylor, Harry Wallis, Harry Wood.