Potential investors attended Hull's victory over Leicester on Saturday
Monday 15 August 2016 12:01, UK
A group of Chinese investors remain 'hopeful' of completing a deal to buy Hull City, according to Sky sources.
Representatives of the group were in attendance on Saturday as Hull kicked off the Premier League season with a 2-1 win over defending champions Leicester.
The due diligence process is underway but a deal has yet to be agreed.
Current owners Assem and Ehab Allam are unpopular with some Hull fans, who held protests in advance of kick-off on Saturday.
The protests follow the pre-season departure of manager Steve Bruce, who guided the club to promotion last season but left last month, reportedly due to concerns about a lack of investment in new players.
The lack of signings and loss of key players due to injury has left Hull with a threadbare squad.
And Mike Phelan, who has taken charge, said after Saturday's win: "A lot of the time it was fingers crossed to see if we had enough players to get out on the field today."
Club captain Michael Dawson, who is on the sidelines himself due to injury, says chairman Assem Allam has assured him that signings will be made before the transfer deadline.
