Hull executive chairman Adam Pearson has denied the cut-price sale of defender Michael Turner was for financial reasons.
Pearson has lifted the lid on the deal which saw Turner join Sunderland in August for what was described at the time as an undisclosed fee.
Tigers manager Phil Brown had previously valued Turner at around £12 million but it has been revealed the 25-year-old cost the Wearsiders just £4m. The deal does not include any add-ons based on performances with 33% of the £4m going to Turner's former clubs Brentford and Charlton.
The size of the fee has again raised questions about the necessity to balance the books but Pearson insists the club didn't have to sell, adding: "Under no circumstances was it a financial necessity to sell Michael Turner.
"I can only second guess what people were thinking but there was probably a feeling the player wanted to go and that was the best possible deal available for him.
"It's not incremental, the total amount of cash we will receive for Michael Turner is £2.8m. Those are the facts."
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It's just another Brown can't get the dressing room on his side so get rid at any cost this should put the final nail in Browns coffin a avarage manager would not have let Turner go even at 12 mill in Hulls second season he was and is needed by the Tigers well done Mr Pearson at least he's sorting a few things out and letting the fans in on the true facts that the Tigers have been let down by Brown and Duffin we'll just have to get the best players out there and win a few points and keep ref JONES away from the Tigers home or away best of luck Adam Pearson sorry all your good work for Hull was just washed down the drain
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