‘The perfect player for my team’: Rosenior delight as Tigers sign Twine on season-long loan
‘HE’S GOT END PRODUCT’: Scott Twine, who has joined Hull City on loan from Premier League Burnley. Picture credit: Hull City
By Simon Bristow
Hull City have signed attacking midfielder Scott Twine on a season-long loan from Premier League side Burnley.
The versatile 24-year-old becomes the club’s fifth summer signing, with the Tigers fighting off competition from a host of Championship clubs to secure the services of one of its “top targets”.
Described by City as a natural finisher and creative talent with a penchant for set-pieces and spectacular long-range goals, the highly-rated Twine can operate in central attacking roles and out wide.
Signing for Burnley in June 2022, he missed part of last season through injury but still scored three goals in 18 outings as Vincent Kompany’s swashbuckling Clarets cantered to the Championship title.
His Turf Moor move came following an exceptional 2021/22 season with Milton Keynes Dons, in which he plundered 20 goals – six directly from free-kicks – and provided 13 assists in 50 appearances.
Spearheading their promotion push, Twine netted his first career hat-trick against Fleetwood Town and bagged four in a 5-0 thrashing of Plymouth Argyle as MK finished third before losing in the play-offs.
Named as League One’s Player of the Year, he was included in the League One and PFA Teams of the Year and scooped the Dons’ Player and Young Player of the Year accolades.
No stranger to individual honours, Twine won Newport County’s Young Player of the Season award in 2020/21 while on loan from hometown club Swindon Town, where he notched nine goals in 59 matches.
Tigers head coach Liam Rosenior said: “I’m absolutely delighted that Scott has joined us. We’ve beaten off competition from many top clubs in the Championship to secure his signature, based on our identity and style of play.
“This signing shows the ambition we have and that we want the best players we can get. He’s someone we’ve waited for but he’s worth the wait.
“He’s the perfect type of player I want in my team because he completely fits our philosophy. What I love about Scott is his ability to finish actions – to take shots, convert chances and he’s deadly from set-plays. His personality will completely fit into the group.
“He’s fantastic technically, can take the ball between lines, has got amazing movement, makes intelligent runs, presses well and likes to link and combine with other players.
“Scott can play in multiple positions and most importantly, he has end product – an area we identified as one we needed to improve on for this season.”