Hull manager confirms club are seeking to buy Dundalk

Hull City manager Liam Rosenior has confirmed that the club are in talks to take a controlling stake in Dundalk.

Louth newspaper The Argus reported earlier this week that Hull were closing in a takeover of Dundalk, though no deal had concluded.

Hull boss Rosenior told BBC Humberside Sport on Thursday that the club were in advanced talks with Dundalk, adding that he completely supported the proposal.

"I think it's massive. I think the top clubs are doing it, Manchester City, a club I know really well, Brighton are doing it. It’s a really good idea and I think it shows the ambition of this football club, where we want to get to.

"So if it’s in the best interest of Dundalk, and it’s in the best interest of us as a football club, which I’m sure it is, I think it’s a great idea and it’s something I completely support."

Hull City, who are currently owned by Turkish media mogul Acun Ilıcalı, have been been in discussion with Dundalk since before Christmas.

The club are currently owned by STAT Sport's duo Sean O'Connor and Alan Clarke, along with Andy Connolly of FastFix. O'Connor said in an interview with the Irish Independent last month that the club was not for sale.

Dundalk, the dominant club in the League of Ireland in the 2010s, began their 2023 Premier Division campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to UCD and take on Bohemians in Dalymount Park this evening.