The England Under-21 international was one of 12 summer arrivals at the MKM Stadium
05:00, 16 Sep 2025
Darko Gyabi made his debut in South Wales and will hope for a home bow this weekend against Southampton
Darko Gyabi made his debut in South Wales and will hope for a home bow this weekend against Southampton(Image: Hull City AFC)
Head coach Sergej Jakirovic believes Darko Gyabi will prove to be a valuable investment for Hull City after his arrival on deadline day earlier this month from Leeds United.
City were able to prise the 21-year-old midfielder away from Leeds United without paying a transfer fee, though the Whites will significantly benefit from any future sale, having inserted a 50 per cent sell-on fee into the deal.
Gyabi, who is a graduate of Manchester City's academy at the Etihad Stadium and a regular with various England youth teams, signed a three-year deal in East Yorkshire with the option of a fourth and made his debut in the closing stages of the 2-2 draw at Swansea City on Saturday, adding to his 54 appearances in the Championship playing for Plymouth Argyle over two spells.
"He's a very powerful, powerful player," the Croatian told Hull Live. "Born in 2004, but a completely different story from, for example, Joel Ndala, because he has 52 appearances in the Championship.
"This is already an experienced player, a young player. I think it's a very good investment for our club because of the age, because he's now, together with Leeds, I think a 50/50 player, he's a free player.
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"We can improve him, he's powerful, good on the ball, good in transitions, good height so he's what we've been looking for until now and I hope he will improve our group a lot, especially in those positions in the midfield zone. We have some options with Amir (Hadziahmetovic as well, so but now I'm sleeping better."
You can listen to the full interview with Darko Gyabi right here
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