(Photo Confirmation) Official : Chelsea Defender Ola Aina Joins Hull City On Loan

Published: July 11, 2017

Through a statement on their official website, Hull City have confirmed the signing of Nigerian defender Ola Aina.

The 20-year-old will spend the entirety of the 2017-2018 season on loan at The Tigers, and has been named in their traveling party for a pre-season training camp in Portugal.

In his first words after signing the deal, Aina told Hull City's official website : ''I'm very excited to be here and it is the start of a new chapter in my career.

"It's my first loan move away from Chelsea and I just want to hit the ground running.

''I'm looking forward to getting to know all of my new team-mates during the training camp in Portugal."

Ola Aina has made six appearances for the first team of Chelsea since he debuted against Bristol Rovers last August in the League Cup.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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