Hull fail to land Guingamp midfielder

The New York Times 23:02 - 08 February 2017

Guingamp's forward Yannis Salibur (C) is congratulated by forward Jimmy Briand (R) after scoring during the French Ligue 1 football match against Nantes on December 3, 2016

The Premier League strugglers appealed to FIFA in an attempt to seal a reported £9 million move.

Hull confirmed on Wednesday that they have been unable to complete the signing of Guingamp midfielder Yannis Salibur.

The Premier League strugglers appealed to FIFA in an attempt to seal a reported £9 million ($11 million, 10.5 million euros) move for Salibur after suggestions the paperwork for the deal was not submitted before the transfer window ended last week.

Hull left a space in their 25-man squad list presented to the Premier League for the remainder of the season, in the hope Salibur would play a part.

However, world football's governing body ended the Tigers' hopes of landing the player.

"We can confirm that our appeal to sanction the transfer of Yannis Salibur from French side @EAGuingamp has been unsuccessful," a statement on Hull's Twitter account read.