Hull City have smashed their club transfer record to sign Tottenham Hotspur's attacking midfielder Dean Marney.

Hull City have smashed their club transfer record to sign Tottenham Hotspur's attacking midfielder Dean Marney. The Tigers are refusing to reveal the size of the fee in order to prevent too much pressure being put on the 22-year-old but sources in London insist a bid of around £500,000 has been accepted by Spurs.

Should Hull go on to realise their ultimate ambition of winning promotion to the Premiership the initial sum would double, dwarfing the previous club record £400,000 fee that brought striker Stephen McPhee to the KC Stadium from Portuguese side Beira Mar 12 months ago.

Ambitious Hull's spending is set to rise over the weekend with Sam Ricketts's protracted £300,000 switch from Swansea City finally getting the go-ahead after the Football League stepped into the row. Tigers chairman Adam Pearson said: "Dean has signed a three-year deal and we believe he can become a very important player for Hull City. We had to fend off interest from Cardiff and Norwich.