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Goalkeeper Ivor Pandur has revealed how Hull City made attempts to sign him last summer, before finally sealing the deal in January when he arrived from Fortuna Sittard on a permanent deal. Pandur is yet to make an appearance for the Tigers since his move from the Eredivisie but has been a regular on the Tigers bench in the last nine games as he awaits his Championship chance.
Having seen the move come close last summer, the highly-rated Croatian stopper admitted he followed City’s results closely in the first half of the campaign before talk of a switch to the MKM Stadium resurfaced again around the turn of the year.
“There was interest from Hull City in the summer and when I heard about it I was really excited because I always wanted to play in the Championship so the opportunity was amazing for me,” the Croatian youngster told Hull Live in his first newspaper interview since arriving.
“Even in the summer I was keen to go but some things didn’t work out so I decided to stay (at Fortuna Sittard), stayed half a season and Hull were still interested. The way they explained the project and everything to me, I wanted to go and play on the bigger stage.”
As is so often the case, Acun Ilicali played a big part in the deal having held conversations with the 23-year-old, along with Liam Rosenior and goalkeeping coach Richardson, along with vice-chairman Tan Kesler.
