Hull City boss Steve Bruce insists forgotten Nigeria star,Sone Aluko is not in the market this summer and plans to him with a new long-term deal at the KC Stadium – as soon as the gifted striker can prove his fitness.
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Aluko has boosted the Tigers' pre-season preparations with a welcome return to full training following the Achilles surgery that curtailed an excellent debut campaign in January.
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Now in the final 12 months of a two-year deal signed upon his arrival from Rangers last summer, the prospect of a new contract has already been mooted.
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Talks will not begin with Aluko until his rehabilitation is complete, but Bruce has vowed to fight off any potential suitors.
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"Believe me, I'll do everything I can to keep Sone Aluko at this football club, don't worry about that," Bruce told the Mail.
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"It's very difficult to offer people contracts when they're just coming back from a serious injury.
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"We've said to his agent and to Sone that when he's fully fit through pre-season, we'll sit down."
Well if he is not for sale then there is absolutely nothing anyone can do about it. I agree with this big time. Dope one