Hull City want transfer for rivals Leeds’ out-of-favour Joe Gelhardt to spur Championship play-off bid

AMBITIOUS Hull are keen to sign Leeds’ out-of-favour forward Joe Gelhardt.

The Tigers are looking to boost their bid to make the Championship play-offs and think Gelhardt could help them.

Hull are keen to sign Joe Gelhardt on loan in JanuaryGetty

The 21-year-old is not in Daniel Farke’s side and could head out of Elland Road on loan.

Several Championship clubs are keen but Hull head the list.

However, they would have to pay top wages and also offer first-team games.

Hull chief Liam Rosenior has a handful of top attackers already but will look to make space for Gelhardt.

Huddersfield are another club keen on Gelhardt, who spent the second half of last season at Sunderland.

Gelhardt scored three goals in 20 appearances for the Black Cats as they made the play-offs.

However, since returning to Leeds in the summer, he has been limited to just two league starts.

The youngster did make a return to the matchday squad on Saturday, though, after two months out in the cold.

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Gelhardt was an unused sub as Leeds won 2-0 at Blackburn to keep up the pressure on the top two.

Meanwhile, Rosenior’s Tigers slipped to a defeat away at QPR.

The result saw his side drop to eighth in the table, only outside the play-off places on goal difference.