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Hull City Sign Lucas Gourna-Douath for €4 m after promotion

8/12/2026

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Hull City will sign 23-year-old midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath from Red Bull Salzburg for €4 million (£3.4 million) on a five-year contract, pending a medical.
The transfer follows Hull City’s promotion to the Premier League in May after winning the Championship play-offs.
Gourna-Douath joined Salzburg from the Saint-Étienne academy in 2022.
He was loaned to Roma in February 2025, then to Le Havre where he made 15 Ligue 1 appearances as the club finished 14th.

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Hull City will sign 23-year-old midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath from Red Bull Salzburg for €4 million (£3.4 million) on a five-year contract, pending a medical.
The transfer follows Hull City’s promotion to the Premier League in May after winning the Championship play-offs.
Gourna-Douath joined Salzburg from the Saint-Étienne academy in 2022.
He was loaned to Roma in February 2025, then to Le Havre where he made 15 Ligue 1 appearances as the club finished 14th.