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Big Interview: Kyle Joseph – ‘I can reach the Premier League again with Middlesbrough’

Kyle Joseph admits his Premier League dream is still alive after swapping Hull City for Middlesbrough, with the new Boro striker targeting promotion and a chance to finally reach the top flight.

by
Chris Dunlavy
16 August 2026

Kyle Joseph on the burst for Middlesbrough against Wrexham in the Carabao Cup last weekend.

For Kyle Joseph, swapping Hull City for Middlesbrough does not mean his Premier League dreams have been dashed. They have simply been delayed.
Back in May, the 24-year-old forward was watching from the Wembley sidelines as Oli McBurnie scored a 95th-minute winner to send the Tigers into the top-flight at the Teessiders’ expense.
Though injured for that play-off final, Joseph had scored eight goals in 44 games for a Hull side that defied relegation odds to snatch a top-six place on the final day.
Yet hopes of glamorous trips to Old Trafford and Anfield were dashed when he met up with manager...

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