Hull City are eyeing Aston Villa defender Micah Richards.
The Mirror says Mike Phelan wants Aston Villa outcast Richards as his first signing for Hull.
Caretaker-boss Phelan needs to bolster a threadbare squad that is down to 13 fit senior players – two of whom are goalkeepers Eldin Jakupovic and Dusan Kuciak.
And he has been given the go-ahead to snap-up Richards on a season-long loan from one of the clubs the promoted Tigers have replaced in the Premier League this season.