Silva keen to bring in Niasse and keep Snodgrass

The Hull manager said he was keen to bring in the Everton forward to add to a severely depleted squad and hopes to hold onto the Scotland player.

Hull City head coach Marco Silva is hopeful a deal to bring in forrward Oumar Niasse from Everton until the end of the season can be completed soon.

Hull were unable to name a full complement of substitutes for Tuesday's 2-0 loss in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final at Manchester United, due to a raft of injury problems for an already undermanned squad.

Niasse has endured a nightmare spell at Everton, starting only two Premier League games after joining from Lokomotiv Moscow on deadline day last February, before being frozen out of the first-team picture when Ronald Koeman replaced Roberto Martinez as manager.

The Premier League's bottom club represent the prospect of a fresh start for the 26-year-old Senegal international and reports before the match at Old Trafford suggested Hull had agreed a temporary switch containing a £10 million option to buy at the end of the season.

Asked whether the transfer was close to completion, Silva told a post-match news conference: "We'll see. We'll see when it's possible for him to start training with us."

The former Sporting and Olympiakos boss is also keen to retain influential midfielder Robert Snodgrass despite speculation regarding an improved offer from West Ham.