Hull City snap up Sporting Lisbon defender Ruben Vinagre on season-long loan
- Planet Sport writer
- 20 July 2023
Hull City secured the services of Ruben Vinagre for the coming season to bolster their defensive depth.
Hull have signed defender Ruben Vinagre on a season-long loan from Sporting Lisbon.
The former Wolves left-back, 24, spent last season on loan at Everton, making four appearances in all competitions.
Hull head coach Liam Rosenior told the club's official website: "Ruben has been our first target at left-back for a long time now.
"He gives us real experience and completely fits into our playing philosophy. He's comfortable on the ball, can start off our build-up play and has good final-third end product."
Wolves signed Vinagre for an undisclosed fee from Monaco in 2018 after an initial loan spell and he went on to make over 40 appearances for the club in all competitions.
Sporting paid Wolves £8.6million to take him back to Portugal in the summer of 2022 and he made two Premier League appearances as a substitute for Everton while on loan at Goodison Park last season.
