Huddlestone credits Steve Bruce for Hull City move

Former Spurs player, Tom Huddlestone

Tom Huddlestone signed for Hull City yesterday becoming the club’s biggest summer signing.

The former White Hart Lane midfielder stated that Hull City manager Steve Bruce was the reason for his move from a top four club to a club who will probably be fighting to retain their spot in the EPL.

Huddlestone is rumoured to have signed on for a fee of nearly £5million. The 26 year old had not settled in at Tottenham due to presence of other talented midfielders at Spurs and believes that his move to the Tigers will kick-start his career.

It’s been a frustrating couple of years at Tottenham whether it be [because of] injuries or team selection. Hopefully I can come here, cement my place in the starting 11, and do well for the club,” Huddlestone told the Hull City website.

“I had a chance to speak to Steve Bruce and I liked his ideas, his role for me within the team, and what he wants the team to do and the way he wants them to play.

“Once I’d spoken to him my mind was made up really.”

Huddlestone who had been a part of the Spurs for the last eight years and made 209 appearances for the club felt it difficult to leave the club he had been associated since as a teenager.

“It’s obviously very exciting times for the club,” he said.

“It was a very difficult decision [to leave Spurs]. Having been at Tottenham for eight years and with the club in the situation they are now, it was a very difficult decision to make, but one based on footballing reasons.”

He is ready to get into action against Chelsea this weekend. “I’ll be ready to train [on Thursday] and then we’ll see what the manager does for the game,” he said.

“They don’t really come much bigger than Chelsea away, with Jose Mourinho returning and everything else that goes with it.”