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Phelan hopeful on Hull deal
- Updated: September 9, 2016
Mike Phelan is hopeful he can reach an agreement with Hull City to become their permanent manager, despite admitting the two sides remain far apart in negotiations.
Phelan has been in charge at the KCOM Stadium on an interim basis since Steve Bruce’s shock departure three weeks before the Premier League season got underway.
Hull announced a fortnight ago that a deal had been agreed to sell the club to a Chinese consortium but that deal is understood to have hit a hitch.
The uncertainty surrounding Hull’s ownership is having a knock-on effect on Phelan but he says he is staying focused on preparing the team for this weekend’s Premier League game against Burnley.
“We had a discussion last week and we are still talking about the situation,” Phelan said.
“But it is really irrelevant as far as I am concerned from the point of view that it is …
