HULL are ready to offer keeper Ivor Pandur a new deal to fight off interest.
The Tigers stopper only signed a year ago.
But he is looking for a raise as rivals take a shine.
Pandur, 25, is on the shortlist at Middlesbrough.
The Croat, though, is still happy to stay on Humberside.
That is despite their financial issues with the EFL.
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Hull have a pay ceiling of around £1million a year.
But midfielder Gustavo Puerta is looking for a move to a Spanish club, as Hull are not allowed to sign him permanently from Bayer Leverkusen.
The Colombian star, 22, is in limbo because of the EFL ruling.
He spent last season on loan at Hull, making 31 appearances for the Championship side.
In April, the club confirmed Puerta had triggered a clause in his loan move to make the transfer permanent for just north of £3m.
But now he could be on his way out already.
Hull have brought in seven other players in this transfer window – six of them on frees.
That includes Oli McBurnie from Las Palmas and Semi Ajayi from West Brom.
On the pitch, Sergej Jakirovic’s side began their 2025-26 Championship season with a 0-0 draw away at Coventry on Saturday – which included a major brawl.
But Puerta was not part of the matchday squad against Frank Lampard’s men.
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