Hull City have completed the signing of highly-rated Ecuador youngster Oscar Zambrano from LDU Quito on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal. The talented defensive midfielder has been in Hull for the last few days waiting for Quito to complete the formalities of his move from South America, and watched the Championship opener against Bristol City last Saturday and then the Carabao Cup defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in midweek, along with Charlie Hughes and Mason Burstow, and trained on Friday morning at the club's Cottingham training ground before the flight to Devon. His arrival completes a frantic Friday for the Tigers with Zambrano joining Hughes and Burstow whose moves were all confirmed by City earlier in the day with the trio all in the travelling party which headed to Plymouth on Friday afternoon and could be in the squad at Home Park.
READ MORE: Chelsea starlet checks in as Tim Walter discusses Mason Burstow's Hull City transfer Zambrano, though, does have a doping case hanging over his head dating back to March, though City owner Acun Ilicali has spoken openly about his belief that the 20-year-old will be cleared of any wrongdoing . Sources have told Hull Live that should things go against the youngster, the club have ensured they're protected. Having come through the same academy as Chelsea star Moises Caicedo, Zambrano's performances for LDU Quito and the Ecuador Under-20 side alerted a host of European clubs, both at home and abroad, but it's City wh.