The 25-year-old was one of the Tigers' more consistent performers last term as they narrowly staved off relegation and was named the club's player of the year for the second successive season.

Turner's form has unsurprisingly caught the eye of a number of Premier League clubs with Liverpool and Spurs being the most recent to be linked - although Harry Redknapp has since denied any interest in the player.

But the former Charlton trainee is refusing to get drawn into the speculation and is instead focused solely on working on his fitness to ensure he is ready for the start of the season.

"I am just concentrating on my training at the moment as I want to get fit for the first game of the season," Turner told Press Association Sport.

"I have heard about one or two things that have been in the paper but I am not really thinking about it to be honest. I am just concentrating on getting fit."

Hull secured their place in the final of the Barclays Asia Trophy with a dogged victory over Beijing Guoan yesterday, winning 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.

The East Yorkshire side had taken the lead through Geovanni's sublime ninth-minute strike but then struggled to cope with the heat and humidity at Beijing's Workers Stadium and spent much of the rest of the game soaking up numerous attacks by the hosts, who equalised early in the second half.

But Hull in the end came out on top and will face Spurs in the final tomorrow.

"It was very warm and very different from what we are used to," added Turner.

"It is all about getting fit for us and a few of us had a good 90 minutes and got a good session out of it.

"In the second half the heat told on us and we looked like we were tiring but we expected that and it is all about working hard.

"Playing against a big club like Spurs will be a good test for us and hopefully we can do well."

The lethargic display from Hull did not concern Tigers boss Phil Brown and the 50-year-old is confident his side will be more than ready come their Premier League opener at Chelsea next month.

"When it comes to Chelsea, which is still over two weeks away, there is still an awful lot of work to do from tomorrow night against Tottenham (in the Asia Trophy) and then again on Sunday when we play Aberdeen," he said.

"We have experience of going to Stamford Bridge and getting something from the game and the experience of last season will stand us in good stead, as will the experience of starting well last year."