{
  "id": 2784447,
  "title": "Hull City enter race to sign Chelsea midfielder Dario Essugo on loan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/hull-city-enter-race-to-sign-chelsea-midfielder-dario-essugo-on-loan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T12:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/hull-city-enter-race-sign-121000842.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hull City have joined the competition to sign Chelsea midfielder Dario Essugo on loan for the remainder of the 2026-27 season, according to talkSPORT. The 21-year-old Portugal U-21 international suffered a serious thigh injury in September 2025 which required surgery and saw him sidelined until the latter part of last season. Essugo made only eight substitute appearances for Chelsea last season before making a handful of appearances under manager Xabi Alonso during pre-season.\n\nThe arrival of Jordan Henderson and Valentin Barco at Chelsea, along with the emergence of Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli and Reggie Watson, has reduced the number of opportunities for Essugo in manager Alonso's plans. Strasbourg have also shown interest in the Portuguese midfielder, but Hull City is seen as a strong contender to sign him.\n\nChelsea prefers to send Essugo to a Premier League club where he can play regularly and develop his skills. Last season, Essugo won 53.9 percent of his total duels for Las Palmas in La Liga, averaged 1.9 interceptions, and completed 36 tackles per game. Despite showing flashes of ability as a Chelsea player, a loan spell at Hull City would be beneficial for his development.",
  "summary": "Hull City have joined the race to sign Chelsea star Dario Essugo on loan this summer. The Tigers are willing to sign the Portugal U-21 international until the end of the 2026-27 season, according to t...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Man City agree £86m deal for teen midfielder Bouaddi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/man-city-agree-86m-deal-for-teen-midfielder-bouaddi",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:41:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Man City agree £86m deal for teen midfielder Bouaddi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/man-city-agree-86m-deal-for-teen-midfielder-bouaddi-2791036",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:44:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}