Hull City are set to land Portsmouth pair Djimi Traore and Noe Pamarot in a £2 million deal.
Left-back Traore, 28, is on the brink of joining the Premier League new boys after being sent out on loan to French club Rennes last season.
Phil Brown also wants Frenchman Pamarot, although the former Spurs man is reluctant to move to the KC Stadium.