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Hull City see transfer embargo lifted having repaid loan to the Football League following takeover by Acun Ilicali... with the Tigers now able to sign players in the last few days of the January window

Hull have had their transfer embargo lifted after repaying an EFL loan, the Championship club have announced.

The Tigers, who last week were taken over by Turkish businessman and TV personality Acun Ilicali, took the loan out under previous owners the Allam family to manage the costs of the Covid-19 pandemic, with lockdown restrictions severely damaging clubs' revenues across the country.

One of the terms of the loan was that Hull were placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL.

Under Hull's new ownership under Acun Ilicali (above) they have paid back their EFL loan

However, with the money now repaid, the club will be able to sign players during the last week of the transfer window as they look to retain their place in the Championship this season.