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Barry Cooper Hull City correspondent
12:00, 14 Apr 2026
Hull City want to sign Joe Gelhardt again this summer
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Hull City want to sign Joe Gelhardt again this summer (Image: MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A former Scottish Premiership chief executive believes it will be tough for any club in the league to tempt Joe Gelhardt away from English football this summer.
Gelhardt, who is enjoying another fine season on loan with Hull City in the Championship, has garnered plenty of admirers, with ex-Aberdeen and Aston Villa CEO Keith Wyness admitting that he would be surprised if the 23-year-old moved north of the border at the end of the current campaign.
Glasgow giants Rangers are said to be one of the clubs looking at Gelhardt, along with a host of others, after a season which has seen him bag 13 goals and four assists in a City side challenging for a place in the Premier League, but Wyness has poured cold water on suggestions he could head to Scotland.
It's expected Gelhardt will leave Leeds United this summer, and with the Premier League strugglers having the protection of another 12 months on his deal, they will be able to command a fee should he leave.
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City have made no secret of their desire to sign Gelhardt for a third time, with owner Acun Ilicali and sporting director Jared Dublin both confirming their interest in conversations with Hull Live.
Gelhardt himself has spoken of his love for the club, with all three parties expected to sit down and discuss any future deal once the Tigers know which division they'll be playing in next term.
“I think he’s going to probably go further in England," Wyness told Football Insider. “I don’t believe he’s going to be a Rangers’ target. Rangers would love him if they could get him. But he’s going to go further in England.
“He may go for some cash for Leeds, some serious money. And he may be worth a gamble from somebody who’s looking at him, but we’ll see.
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“(Joel) Piroe is the one that would go between the groups right now. If Rangers were to get Gelhardt, they’d be very lucky. He’s probably the better choice of the two, but Leeds may look to move him elsewhere.”
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