{"id":863612,"date":"2026-08-21T21:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T21:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/863612\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T21:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T21:16:11","slug":"premier-league-2026-lucas-herrington-hull-city-signing-manchester-united-preview-craig-foster-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/863612\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League 2026: Lucas Herrington Hull City signing; Manchester United preview; Craig Foster comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Foster<\/a> has backed Lucas Herrington to inspire a \u201cnew generation\u201d of Hull City<\/a> fans this season as he prepares to make his mark in the Premier League<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Hull kick-starts its campaign against Manchester United tonight with Herrington a chance of starting at centre-back. <\/p>\n

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Lucas Herrington.\u00a0Getty Images<\/p>\n

Herrington\u2019s manager Sergej Jakirovic has been tight-lipped on whether 18-year-old will play against the Red Devils but with Charlie Hughes injured that leaves a gap for him. <\/p>\n

Speaking on Nine\u2019s Today, Foster backed Herrington to stand up on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019ll go fantastic. He\u2019s an amazing player. He\u2019s one of the best young talents we\u2019ve produced in a very, very long time, as a central defender,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou saw him in the World Cup, right, he played in the third game of the group, and then also in the round of 32, just an incredible footballer. He comes in, steps up a big level, he\u2019s been in the MLS, he played here with Brisbane Roar, so it\u2019s fantastic to see that our young players are going (places). You can see this new generation really coming through.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there\u2019s going to be a whole bunch of Aussies watching Hull. A new generation of fans for Hull City here in Australia. I\u2019ll be watching every kick that he has.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foster admitted it will be \u201cdifficult\u201d for Hull in the step up from the Championship to the top tier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jakirovic has said previously that Sunderland is his \u201cguiding principle\u201d to staying up in the top fight after the Black Cats finished an astonishing seventh following promotion. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe club recognised cheaper, but very good players, mainly in Belgium and France,\u201d he told Sportske Novosti. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe will need 12 to 15 (new players). To get 120 million pounds for transfers (like Sunderland reportedly spent), that\u2019s a dream. I don\u2019t believe we will have that much money available, but we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n

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