Tigers step up hunt for Negredo

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The potential signing of Negredo is likely to raise a few eyebrows with Hull doing battle with the likes of Roma, Zenit St Petersburg and Villarreal for the £12million rated player.

Brown said: "It has been four to six weeks since we first started speaking to Real Madrid but it is hard dealing with a club of that stature. In terms of European football they are number one, two or three."

He added: "There are times when you think it is 95% certain and then something happens and it's 50-50 again.

"But we're still working on it. In time for the Chelsea game on Saturday? I don't know."

Negredo's agent claims the 23-year-old's preferred destination is Roma.

But the Serie A club are reportedly keen to bring in Negredo on a loan deal, something Madrid are not prepared to accept.

Roma have been slow in the transfer market this summer and need to sell before they can afford to buy but Alejandro Camano insists his client is not prepared to wait for long.

"Negredo wants Roma but...," he told Corriere dello Sport.

"We are ready to wait for Roma for another two or three days, (sporting director) Daniele Prade knows all this, as he knows the player's choice would be the Giallorossi shirt. Negredo would be honoured to play for Roma."