Hull City manager Steve Bruce will let George Boyd leave for Burnley as he tries to sign two new midfielders on transfer deadline day.

Bruce admits he will work right up until tonight’s 11pm transfer deadline in a bid to bring in two midfielders.

Uruguay striker Abel Hernandez is expected to be the first to wrap up his big-money move from Palermo, having agreed a fee in the region of £10 million and successfully obtained a work permit.

Marseille winger Andre Ayew has now emerged as the latest name in the frame for what would be a fee in the region of £6 million and talks between both clubs have reached an advanced stage, according to the Hull Daily.

Meanwhile, the Tigers face stiff competitions from Queens Park Rangers, Swansea, Newcastle and Inter Milan who are also bent on signing the player who has just one year left on his Marseille contract.