Hull City are finalising the signing for former Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Steven Alzate. Alzate was undergoing a medical at the club this morning having travelled to Hull yesterday.
The Tigers announced their 15th signing of the summer towards the end of the transfer window last Friday. However, the club is now set to announce their 16th signee later today after accepting personal terms with the 25-year-old midfielder.
Alzate has not been in a club since he was released from Brighton at the end of last season, with the Seagulls sending him on loan to Standard Liege for the past two campaigns. With experience in the Premier League, the Colombian is a player City have eyed for the past two months.
After failing to get Jonas Meffert from Hamburg during the transfer window, Tim Walter now wants to bring in more reinforcements for his midfield, through Alzate. Alzate was with Leyton Orient before he switched to Brighton and they sent him to Swindon Town for a season, after he spent a year with them. Three years in and out of Brighton, he was loaned again to Belgium and Standard Liege.
Walter will ensure Alzate joins training next week as Hull City prepare for a Friday night match at home to Sheffield United. The club wants its first win of the year after a tough start to the German manager’s tenure.
