Matty Jacob during a Hull City game
Matty Jacob is set to leave Hull City in the transfer window(Image: George Wood/Getty Images)
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Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic has confirmed the club will look to find a move for Matty Jacob before the transfer window closes on Tuesday week.
Jacob is unlikely to be part of City's Premier League squad and while he's nursing a hip injury picked up in pre-season, the Tigers will attempt to move him on - on loan or permanently.
The 25-year-old has been at the MKM Stadium since the age of nine but it took until 2024 for him to make his senior debut under Liam Rosenior in a game against Sheffield Wednesday.
His most recent appearance for the Tigers came in the 3-2 defeat at home to Bristol City in early February one of five outings in six Championship games, before another injury hampered his progress. Those displays came after his loan spell at Reading in the first half of the season was ended prematurely because of more injury woe.
Injuries have blighted his career so far, which has limited him to just 80 appearances in his career, the majority of which have come in the National League (33), with only 27 in the Championship.
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Ryan Giles and Matt Targett are both above Jacob in the pecking order this season, while Swedish international Elliot Stroud can also fill in on the left side, if required.
"We will see what happens," Jakirovic told HullLive. "I would like to find more minutes for him. I don't know if it will be on loan or permanent, it depends on the club decision, but it's better for him because we have three players in this position."
Jacob's expected departure, provided he can prove his fitness, will not be the only exit from the MKM Stadium before next Tuesday night's 11pm deadline. David Akintola is also expected to move on, provided the Tigers bring in their two primary winger targets.
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