Hull City chairman Paul Duffen admits Dean Windass will be left to make his own decision over whether to stay with the club.

Duffen told BBC Look North: "I know Dean well enough to know he wants the best for this club."

Windass has appeared only once this season, as a substitute in the Tigers' 5-0 defeat to Wigan.

And Duffen added: "I'm sure he'll find a way of coming to terms with whatever he decides to do next in his career.

"If it comes to a time when Dean decides he wants regular first-team football elsewhere then it's quite possible.

"It's not a shock, not a divorce, it's a normal part of evolution in a footballer's career and from time-to-time they decide to move on."