Dame N'Doye took 'huge' pay cut to join Hull City, says manager Steve Bruce

Hull boss Steve Bruce has revealed Dame N'Doye took a "huge pay cut" to join the club after the new arrival played a key role in his side’s vital 2-0 win over Aston Villa.

The Senegalese striker, who was on a lucrative deal in Russia with Lokomotiv Moscow, was persuaded by Bruce to join the Tigers on deadline day, despite having to take a considerable drop in wages.

That, coupled with a modest transfer fee of just £2.2m, already looks like good business after the 29-year-old impressed on his full debut.

N’Doye scored one and set up the other in the victory over fellow strugglers Villa, much to Bruce’s delight.

"All the hard work that went into (the transfer) was well worth it when you see him play like he did tonight,” Bruce said. “Not many players take a significant wage cut to come and play in England, but he wanted to do that.

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"I can't speak highly enough of someone who gave up a huge amount of money to come and play here.

"He wanted to show his skills here and I thought it was a fantastic (full) debut. Let's hope it's the first of many."

Victory over Villa completed a strong week's work for Hull, who drew 1-1 with Manchester City on Saturday and now look a resurgent force in the relegation scrap after jumping to 15th in the table.

"Psychologically to come out of the bottom three was key," Bruce added. "The result over the weekend (a 1-1 draw with Man City) gave us a bit of confidence and that's a strange thing in football."

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