Championship report Hull City make big decision, vice-chairman Tan Kesler have sign the Deal.. see more

Championship report Hull City make big decision, vice-chairman Tan Kesler have sign the Deal.. see more 

Prior to Sunday’s resumption to Championship play against Sunderland at the MKM Stadium, Hull City has confirmed that vice-chairman Tan Kesler has departed the team. When the Turkish businessman took over Acun Ilicali in 2022, Kesler was his right-hand man. He was initially supposed to be the director of football but was later appointed vice-chairman of Ilicali. Kesler was named on the EFL board earlier this year and has been highly involved in the team’s transfer activities and day-to-day operations since the takeover. However, the club announced Thursday morning that Kesler will be leaving the club immediately by mutual consent.

Vice-chairman Tan Kesler has left Hull City before the squad resumes Championship play against Sunderland at the MKM Stadium on Sunday. Kesler was the Turkish businessman’s right-hand guy when he took over Acun Ilicali in 2022. He was eventually named vice-chairman of Ilicali, but his original role was director of football. Since the takeover, Kesler has been heavily involved in the team’s daily operations and transfer efforts since being appointed to the EFL board earlier this year. However, Kesler will be leaving the club immediately by mutual consent, the team confirmed Thursday morning.

The 45-year-old, who was in Antalya with the first team during their warm weather training camp last week, was formerly a basketball player who later became the president of HTK Sports and Media, a company that represented football players worldwide, and an international football consultant for the Turkish FA. Kesler, who was born in Adana, previously worked as a registered agent for the football agency Wassermann.