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Hull owner Acun Ilicali has vowed to reject offers for Keane Lewis-Potter
West Ham, Southampton, Brentford and Bournemouth interested in winger
He only has one year left on his current contract at the Championship side

Published: 15:04 EDT, 19 May 2022 | Updated: 16:03 EDT, 19 May 2022

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Hull owner Acun Ilicali has vowed to reject £30million offers from Premier League clubs for ‘God’s gift’ Keane Lewis-Potter this summer.

West Ham, Southampton, Brentford and newly-promoted Bournemouth have all expressed interest in the England Under-21 winger, who only has one year left on his current contract.

But ambitious Tigers chief Ilicali insists Lewis-Potter, 21, is going nowhere and has told him to stay at his hometown team and lead them to Premier League promotion next season.

Keane Lewis-Potter only has one year left on his current contract at Championship side Hull

‘Keane is like God’s gift to us,’ said Ilicali at an impromptu press conference at the MKM Stadium on Thursday. ‘He has extreme potential. He is going to be one of the biggest stars of the future.

‘Of course, we have big offers for him. If I had any interest in making any money, there cannot be a better deal than that.

‘You buy a football club and you sell the left winger and you make enough money to make all the transfers.

Hull owner Acun Ilicali has vowed to reject any offers for the 21-year-old winger

‘But I reject all of these. Even if they offer £30m to me, I will not sell him because I think his presence is much more important than anything for this club at the moment.

‘He will be so useful for our team and our fans that I will not lose him.

‘When I have something shiny, I do everything to get it. But in this case, he is already with us, so nobody can take him from us.

‘I cannot say what he thinks. I can only tell you that I am very focused on keeping him because he is a fantastic player. He is one of a kind.’