Britain Soccer Football - Mansfield Town v Hull City - Pre Season Friendly - One Call Stadium - 19/7/16 Hull City manager Steve Bruce Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
(Reuters) - Promoted Hull City have put takeover talks on hold to focus on strengthening their squad as a host of injuries has left the club with just 13 fit players for the new Premier League season.
Hull have been up for sale since 2014, after the English FA turned down a request from the club's owner, Egyptian-British businessman Assem Allam, to change their name to Hull Tigers.
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