Hull City's owners are aware of the need to bolster the ranks this summer as they look to compete in the Europa League and consolidate their place in the Premiership. Ehab Allam, the club's acting chief executive, told the Hull Daily Mail: "Europe is a massive thing. It is huge to get into Europe.
"It's really exciting, but you do find a lot of clubs who get into Europe do not perform in the league, so you do need to be careful.
"Although it is exciting to get into Europe, I think it's huge for the club to stay in the Premier League.
"It will be a really difficult situation to manage."
Assem Allam added: "You need to strengthen the squad and increase the numbers of players to cope with the situation.
"We will need to have more youths coming through at U21 level, so you can field a few of them, particularly in the early rounds.
"You effectively need a squad to play in the Premier League, one for the cups and one for Europe. And that means money.
"However, it's a nice problem to have."
