Aug 5 (Reuters) - Hull City have signed Greece goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis from Olympiacos on a five-year contract for a club-record fee, the newly promoted Premier League club said on Wednesday.
• Financial details were not disclosed, but British media reported the deal was worth about 20 million pounds ($26.95 million) plus add-ons, surpassing Hull's previous record fee of 13 million pounds for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Ryan Mason in 2016.
• The 23-year-old won four Super League Greece titles with Olympiacos and was part of the side that won the UEFA Conference League in 2023-24.
• Capped nine times by Greece, he was named Super League Greece Player of the Season in 2024-25.
• "I am ready for a new chapter in my career... Hull City is something different because we are playing in the Premier League. We have to fight against top players, so it's a challenge for me. I feel ready," Tzolakis said in a statement.
• Hull secured promotion to the Premier League by beating Middlesbrough in the Championship playoff final and begin their top-flight campaign at home to Manchester United on August 22.
($1 = 0.7422 pounds)
(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru;Editing by Christian Radnedge)
