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Assem Allam: Hull City remain for sale with name change bid unresolved

Hull City owner Assem Allam has reiterated that he will sell the club if the Football Association fails to ratify his bid to change their name.

The Egyptian wants the club to be known as Hull Tigers, but the status of his application to change the name is not clear.

An arbitration tribunal ruled earlier this week that the original FA Council decision to reject the application should be set aside.

And Allam told the Hull Daily Mail: "The club is up for sale, as I've said before. There is no change.

"If I can change the club's name to Hull Tigers, then I will stay and develop the club further and further. I have shown it would be a success.

"If it is not Hull Tigers, then the club will be sold. What is the problem with that? I could have sold the club already, but I want it to go to a good home."

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It is understood that Allam would have to submit a new application by April 1 if he is to have a chance of seeing the name change go through before next season begins.

But the businessman does not believe that is necessary and said: "The tribunal states, in this case the FA saying no to Tigers, that the decision should be set aside. That means nothing has happened.

"The application has not been answered. The tribunal says our appeal was successful. That decision to set it aside was unanimous."

When asked when he thought the FA would resolve the situation, he added: "How would I know? What we presented is still there and they can look at it with their own eyes."

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