Hull City boss Shota Arveladze comments on Adama Traore transfer link

Shota Arveladze refused to be drawn on links to Adama Traore after reports in Turkey surfaced on Monday afternoon suggesting the midfielder had agreed a three-year deal to sign for the Tigers.

Arveladze was speaking after his Hull City side were beaten 2-1 at Millwall after a quick-fire double from the hosts in four minutes at the start of the second half took the game away from the Tigers, despite an impressive first-half display.

Traore, Hull Live understands, is a target for the Tigers this summer, but talks have yet to be concluded and no deal has so far been agreed with the Mali midfielder, who sees his contract with Turkish outfit Hatayspor expire at the end of the current season.

I don't know anything about that, Arveladze told Hull Live. It's the first time I've heard that (a deal being completed). You can really trust me on that. Everybody talks about different names, they say Mesut Ozil, they say (Karim) Benzema and this kind of thing."

Meanwhile, Arveladze admitted he knew little about West Ham links to on-loan Manchester United defender Di'Shon Bernard. The youngster was rumoured in the national media to be a target for David Moyes, who was at The Den on Monday along with Brentford boss Thomas Frank.

"I don't know much about that," he said.

City fell a goal behind in bizarre circumstances when Richie Smallwood's clearance cannoned off Scott Malone and into the net from the edge of the box, before Tom Bradshaw crashed in a second four minutes later, and though Tom Eaves came off the bench to give his side hope three minutes from time, the Tigers slipped to their first defeat in seven away from home, leaving Arveladze to bemoan his side's lack of experience in the key moments,

"Yes, it was frustrating, but