• 24-year-old spent last season on loan at KC Stadium • Joins for club record fee expected to rise to £8m

Hull City have completed the permanent signing of the midfielder Jake Livermore from Tottenham Hotspur.

The 24-year-old, who spent last season on loan at the KC Stadium, has signed for an undisclosed club record fee, which it is understood could eventually amount to £8m, on a three-year deal.

Livermore told Hull’s website: “I’m delighted to be joining Hull City on a permanent basis. I thoroughly enjoyed my season here on loan and I firmly believe that this club will keep on going from strength to strength. I made my feelings known that I wanted to come here permanently and once the two clubs had agreed the fee, it was very straightforward.”

Livermore arrived on Humberside in August last year after City secured a loan deal with Spurs, and excelled in what proved to be the club’s best top-flight season yet. He made 41 senior appearances as Hull finished in 16th place in their first season back in the top flight and reached the FA Cup final.

The manager Steve Bruce, currently preparing for the club’s first Europa League campaign, has also been linked with a deal for the Norwich midfielder Robert Snodgrass.