Hull priced out of Riise market

• omgukilledkenny

  27 Jan 09, 01:55

  

  Hull City manager Phil Brown has ruled out a move for former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise before the January transfer window closes.

  Brown confirmed he did contact the Norwegian's club AS Roma about a move to the KC Stadium, but could not match the Italian side's valuation.

  He told BBC Radio Humberside: "We came away from the enquiries with a 'too expensive for us' tag."

  Hull will now turn their sights to two other unnamed targets.

  Brown wants to bring in at least one more defender before the transfer window closes to augment his squad.