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Hull City are closing in on signing Mjällby AIF’s Elliot Stroud, after working on this operation for the past few weeks. On July 11th, Sport Witness relayed news the left-back dreams of moving to the Premier League. This opened the door for the Tigers, despite Genoa’s interest. Later that month, Mjällby sporting director Hasse Larsson confirmed he’d agreed on almost everything with Hull City. However, they’d been waiting on the English club. He said: “Yes, what can I say. The ball is actually in their court. We’ve said what we think and want, then we’ll see. It’s up to them to get back to us.” Hull City on verge of signing On Tuesday, the Sweden international scored in his side’s 2-1 loss to Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League qualifiers. Afterwards, he spoke to the media and said it was his last match for the Swedish club. Fotbollskanalen have relayed his comments. “As it stands now, yes, that was it. We’ll see what happens. It wasn’t the ending we’d hoped for,” he said. When further asked whether only the signature is missing to formalise his transfer, Elliot Stroud explained: “Yes, that, among other things. But most people agree on everything, so there are probably just a few formalities left.” Hard to concentrate with Hull City waiting Elliot Stroud admits that even though he’s a few steps away from leaving Mjällby AIF, that didn’t stop him from featuring yesterday. However, the impending transfer did impact his performances on the pitch to an extent. “Yes, I suppose it has. I’ve tried my best, and everything I’ve done, I’ve tried to do in Mjällby’s best interest, since I’m a contracted player. Obviously, it’s been a little difficult to stay focused, but you just have to try to do your best on the field,” he added. “Maybe a little. You might not go into 50/50 challenges quite the same way. But when you’re playing, you try not to think about it too much.” Manager talks about losing him Mjällby AIF manager Karl Marius Aksum says Elliot Stroud’s move to Hull City is a big blow for the club. “We’ve had brutal player losses. It was brutal to lose Małachowski (Ludwig, to Basel) and to lose Elliot now. Those are tough losses, class players to have in those positions. So, we have to hope that the club replaces them,” Aksum said.