Late Hull City, Plymouth Argyle transfer deal falls through | OneFootball

The Pilgrims had agreed a deal to sign Mason Burstow, but that fell through in the final hours of the January transfer window.

Hull City striker Mason Burstow saw a move to Plymouth Argyle fall through during the latter stages of the January transfer window.

This is according to Mike White, who believes a number of EFL clubs took an interest in Burstow, who was made available by the Tigers.

Hull enjoyed a fairly decent transfer window, with Matt Crooks, Nordin Amrabat, Kyle Joseph, Eliot Matazo and John Egan all joining Ruben Selles' side on a permanent deal.

Joe Gelhardt, Lincoln and Louie Barry also joined, with the trio making loan moves to the MKM Stadium. And all of these additions should help the club to climb up the table, having suffered a tough time in the Championship this season.

The additions of Joseph and Gelhardt have provided more depth up front for the East Yorkshire side, and even without the exit of former loanee Chris Bedia, they were much-needed additions.

Joao Pedro, meanwhile, joined the club back in September and has been able to make some valuable contributions.

The club may have a few options now, but Burstow has still had a part to play under Selles, with the player remaining in the matchday squad on Saturday, though he was an unused substitute.

But having struggled for starts this season, it's perhaps no surprise that Burstow was linked with a move away from the Tigers.

Plymouth Argyle see Mason Burstow deal fall through

Burstow was made available for a move on Monday morning - and was told that he would be allowed to secure an exit if the right move came along.

This alerted a number of Championship and League One sides to his signature, according to journalist White, who has also reported that a loan switch to Plymouth fell through.

The reason for this remains unclear at this stage, but it's a blow for Miron Muslic's side, who would have been keen to add as much attacking firepower to their team as possible following Morgan Whittaker's move to Middlesbrough.

The Pilgrims may not have had to fork out a huge amount to secure a temporary deal for Burstow either, but the deadline has now passed and a deal hasn't gone through.

Many Hull fans wouldn't have argued with Burstow going out on loan, had he made the move to the third tier.

But Plymouth are a second-tier relegation candidate like Hull are - and that's why this move may not have been a good idea for the Tigers.

The Pilgrims also won at the weekend, so they are far from dead and buried at this stage, and it's a surprise that Hull were even considering sending him to Home Park.

He may not have enjoyed the best time at the MKM Stadium at this point, but Burstow could have exploded into life in Devon.