Hull City have rejected a fresh £1.75m offer for Leonardo da Silva Lopes from New York Red Bulls as the MLS side continue to court the highly-rated midfielder.

Da Silva Lopes has been made a top target of the Red Bulls this month and they have revived their interest ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.

It is understood a follow-up offer of £1.75m has now been tabled only for City to quickly reject those advances for a second time.

The Tigers have made it clear they do not want to sell Da Silva Lopes after only signing him from Wigan for £400,000 in August.

The 21-year-old has become a mainstay of Grant McCann’s midfield this season, earning rave reviews on his way to making 17 Championship starts.

McCann made it clear earlier in the month that he did not want to see Da Silva Lopes leave.

“He’s not for sale,” said City’s head coach on January 4. “It’s as simple as that. He’s been here for four months and he’s growing every time he plays. He’s getting better and better.

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“He’s got energy, pace, a change of direction, he’s got a calmness. He’s played 150 or something games at 21. It doesn’t surprise me because he’s got so much more to come but he’s not for sale.”