Free agent defender Maynor Figueroa is signing for Hull on a three-year deal.
The former Wigan star, 30, underwent a medical on Thursday night and will link up with manager Steve Bruce for a second time.
It was Bruce who took the Honduran international to the DW Stadium in 2008 when he was in charge at Wigan.
On the move: The Honduran is close to signing for newly-promoted HullFigueroa, 30, is out of contract and was due to sign for West Ham in June. Manager Sam Allardyce was interested despite knowing he was due to sign another left back, Razvan Rat, from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Figueroa was praised by former Wigan boss Roberto Martinez when his season was cut short with injury in April.
Martinez said at the time: ‘He is Mr Reliable, someone who has never missed any sort of time during the time he has been at Wigan.'
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