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There is bound to be a lot of names linked to Hull City over the next few weeks, as the club attempt to get a new manager in before pre-season. Here, football writer Will Jackson profiles five managers who could be arriving in East Yorkshire.

Nigel Adkins

Following Silva's departure, Adkins was instantly installed as the bookies' favourite to take the reins at the KCOM Stadium.

Adkins has been out of work for over a year following his dismissal from Sheffield United in May 2016. During his time at Bramall Lane, he oversaw the Blades' lowest league finish since 1983, finishing eleventh in League One, eight points off the play-offs.

The former Wigan Athletic and Tranmere Rovers goalkeeper does have a rich history in the English football League, having enjoyed four promotions as a manager, but has been sacked from his last three jobs.

Starting at Scunthorpe United, Adkins was promoted from the role of club physiotherapist to fill the shoes of outgoing Brian Laws and he did so to great success. Two promotions followed before he eventually kept the Iron in the Championship. A move to Southampton beckoned, where he took them from League One to the Premier League before being replaced by Mauricio Pochettino.

Unsuccessful spells at Reading and Sheffield United have followed.

Garry Monk

Monk coincidently left Leeds United on the same day that Silva left Hull, prompted rumours that he could be on his way to the KCOM Stadium.

The former Swansea City captain has had a varied start to life on the touchline. After stepping up to take over from Michel Laudrup at the Liberty Stadium, Monk kept the club in the top flight with one match to spare and was consequently handed a new three-year deal.

In his first full season he took the Swans up to an eighth placed finish, but it was there that Monk's fortune changed. Just seven months later he was sacked after a run of 11 games without a win. Six months later he was announced as Leeds United manager.

It was a largely successful season for the Whites, but a dramatic loss of form at the end of the season meant Leeds missed out on a play-off spot.

Slavisa Jokanovic

The former Chelsea player is currently manager of Fulham, but has caught the eye of more than a couple of high profile clubs.

Starting his managerial career at Serbian club Partizan, Jokanovic won consecutive league and cup doubles in his two seasons in charge but chose to step down.

Spells in Thailand, Bulgaria and Spain followed before he was appointed the Watford manager in 2014. But despite taking Watford up to the Premier League in his first season he left the club the following summer. He then took Maccabi Tel-Aviv to the Champions League group stages for the first time in eleven years before taking over at Fulham in December 2015.

In his first full season he took the West Londoners to the play-offs.

Steve McClaren

A former Hull City player, McClaren would no doubt welcome a return to the club he made 178 league appearances for.

However, despite a long history of high profile football management, City fans may not feel the same way.

After making a success of his first managerial role at Middlesbrough, McClaren was selected to become the next England manager after Sven Goran Eriksson, who he had been assistant to. However, his Three Lions failed to qualify for the European Championships and he was subsequently sacked. Since then McClaren has held seven posts in management, never staying at a club for more than two years.

His most recent post was at Derby County, where he was sacked after six months.

Leonid Slutsky

Easily the most decorated manager of the bunch, Slutsky won seven major trophies in Russia during his time at CSKA Moscow. The Russian is regarded as one of the countries best managers and has been linked with a move to Cheslea in recent months.

After spells at FC Moscow and Krylia Sovetov, Slutsky really made his name in charge of CSKA winning the title three times, the Russian cup twice and the Russian Super cup twice.

He also managed Russia in the 2016 European Championships.

In December 2016, he announced his resignation from CSKA.