Hull City have pulled out of a move for Charlie Austin after the Burnley striker failed a medical.

The development will come as a huge blow to the Premier League new boys, who agreed a deal understood to be worth £4.5m over the weekend.

No details of the medical have been revealed but Austin has a history of shoulder problems. The 24-year-old, who scored 28 goals in the Championship last season, underwent checks on Monday night.

Asked if the deal had collapsed, the Hull manager Steve Bruce told Talksport: "Unfortunately, it looks like it. There has been a bit of a problem with his medical, which is the worst scenario for everybody concerned, and more so the boy.

"It's an awful, awful, awful situation to find ourselves in but unfortunately the medical is not great, so it looks as if it is a non-starter. I think he is surprised because he has not really missed any games over the last couple of years.

"It is a blow for him and it's a blow for us. These medicals are so stringent, things have progressed with scans and all the rest of it and he has got a problem."

The collapse of the deal was confirmed by Burnley in a statement that said Austin "remains a Burnley player and the club will make no further comment at his time".

Bruce will have to turn to alternative targets, having previously expressed an interest in Celtic's Gary Hooper. Hull have already signed Allan McGregor, Maynor Figueroa, Curtis Davies, Ahmed Elmohamady and George Boyd. In addition, the Republic of Ireland defender Paul McShane has signed a new two-year deal.