Unfortunately for Buckley, his current club, Borussia Dortmund, refused to accept Hull's second bid for the Bafana Bafana winger.

"They've refused the bid ? that's more or less dead in the water unless they come down in their valuation," Hull manager Phil Brown told BBC Sport.

Buckley featured prominently in the Dortmund starting line-up last season and he seems to be in the plans of new coach Jurgen Klopp.