Hull City boss Steve Bruce has ended their interest in Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes.

Bruce is keen to add to Hull's front-line after Shane Long joined Southampton and singled out Rovers forward Rhodes as his number one target.

Rovers reportedly rejected two bids from City but Bruce remained hopeful of signing the Scotland international.

However, Bruce has thrown in the towel after conceding that the deal is "dead and buried"

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