Hull City 'target veteran free agent Anthony Nwakaeme' after Trabzonspor release

Hull City have upped their interest in veteran free agent Anthony Nwakaeme, according to Turkish media, after the forward was released from Trabzonspor this summer.

Tigers owner Acun Ilıcalı has utilised his Turkish links since taking over in January, bringing in Fenerbahce duo Ozan Tufan and Allahyar Sayyadmanesh - the latter of whom spent last season on loan at the MKM Stadium. And now the multi-millionaire businessman has turned his sights on Nwakaeme, who spent four seasons with Turkish outfit Trabzonspor, scoring 41 goals and adding a further 36 assists in 120 Super Lig appearances.

The 33-year-old operates mostly on the left-wing but is more than capable of playing across the front-line and in the number-ten role. He has had a journeyman career spanning 12 years and six clubs within Romania, Israel and Turkey and has had one cap for Nigeria.

Ilıcalı’s insistence on utilising his Turkish connections has so far paid dividends, with Super Lig giants Fenerbahce agreeing to allow Sayyadmanesh to leave permanently, as well as 65-cap international and ex-Watford midfielder Tufan. The Tigers have also been linked with two more Fenerbahce players in Greek midfielder Dimitrios Pelkas and former West Ham forward Enner Valencia.

City have been encouragingly active in the summer window, with six summer arrivals already. The aforementioned Fenerbahce duo have been joined by a trio of free transfers in Jean Michael Seri, Oscar Estupinan and Tobias Figueiredo, while goalkeeper Nathan Baxter has joined on loan from Chelsea for a second consecutive campaign.

Manager Shota Arveladze has lost several key assets, however, with Keane Lewis-Potter moving to Brentford for £17million and George Honeyman joining Millwall. The 49-year-old