Harvey Vale found himself making his Hull City debut against Swansea City on Saturday afternoon, having joined the club on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day. The winger has had to wait for his opportunity, while fellow Chelsea loanee Xavier Simons has yet to feature in a Shota Arveladze squad.
A third Chelsea loanee, Nathan Baxter returned to the Hull net with an impressive performance but given the goalkeeper has now been on Humberside for more than year, curiosity would surround Vale, who was set to stay with the Blues until deadline day.
"It did happen on deadline day," Vale explained. "I woke up thinking that I was going to be at Chelsea and then I spoke to the club and to my agent, they said a few clubs have come in for you - I decided Hull were the best fit for me. I felt like they valued me as a player. Anywhere you go there is going to be competition like there is here, but as a young player, I need to try and earn the trust of others around me and hopefully show me what I can do."
