JUST IN: Ipswich town are closing in on a deal to sign a 19 year old Spanish defender.

Hull City have seen many talented youngsters pass through their youth academy over time.

This area of the club was more than tapped into during the era of the Allam family, where the likes of Keane Lewis-Potter and Jacob Greaves initially made their breakthrough into the first-team picture at the MKM Stadium, before going on to feature countless times for their hometown club and, in Lewis-Potter’s case, the Premier League with Brentford.

Last season also saw the emergence of 23-year-old left-back Matty Jacob into the first-team fold under Liam Rosenior, as he recorded 14 Championship appearances across the second half of the Championship campaign.

However, according to reports, the Tigers are already monitoring the situation of yet another promising full-back.

Hull City and Ipswich Town monitoring 19-year-old Larne prospect.

That’s because of an emerging report from the Belfast Telegraph, which states that the Tigers, alongside Ipswich Town – recently promoted back to the Premier League – are keen admirers of Larne FC’s 19-year-old right back, Sean Brown.

The report goes on to reveal that Brown is highly rated despite making a limited amount of first-team appearances for the Inver Park outfit, having enjoyed loan spells with Bangor and Ballymena United across the first and second half of last season.

Brown progressed through the academy and scholarship ranks with Larne, before signing professional terms with the ‘Inver Reds’ on September 12th, 2022 as a 17-year-old, just days after making his first appearance – a man of the match worthy performance against Knockbreda in a County Antrim Shield outing.

The youngster spent his youth career at multiple clubs such as Celtic Boys, Cliftonville and Glentoran, but moved to Larne as a result of their full-time status.

Given his rapid rise through the Northern Irish game, Larne boss Tiernan Lynch has also previously spoken about the full-back’s overall potential.

“We see Sean as a young player with great potential having come through our Scholarship Programme and we want to give him the best possible chance to continue his growth and development,” he told the same publication after Larne and Brown agreed a contract extension back in January.