Inside Hull City's transfer pursuit of Leeds United outcast Joe Gelhardt as forward returns — Hull Live 9/8/25

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Signing number nine of the summer has arrived at the MKM Stadium

Barry Cooper Hull City correspondent

Championship club Hull City have signed Joe Gelhardt from Premier League new boys Leeds United on a loan deal until the end of the 2025/26 campaign.

Gelhardt spent the second half of last season on loan at City, becoming a firm favourite both in the Tigers' dressing room and amongst supporters on the terraces, with numerous members of the playing squad doing their bit to convince him to return over the summer months, including Charlie Hughes and Kyle Joseph.

New head coach Sergej Jakirovic was impressed with the 23-year-old's performances in a struggling team last term and believes the Liverpudlian can thrive in his system this season as a number 10 behind the striker, or through the middle on his own.

Jakirovic questioned the decision to deploy Gelhardt off the flanks at times last season, instead suggesting the best way to get him impacting games would be to play him off the front man, be that Oliver McBurnie or ex-Latics pal Joseph.

The Bosnian boss identified Gelhardt early in his tenure as a player he wanted and made those feelings clear to owner Acun Ilicali, who, like with McBurnie, has secured one of his manager's top targets.

Out of contract in the summer of 2027, Gelhardt had been told by Whites boss Daniel Farke that would not feature in the months ahead following promotion back to the top-flight. The forward made it clear to Elland Road bosses that he wanted to return to the MKM Stadium, having professed his love for the club in the final weeks of last term.

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