Hull City sporting director Jared Dublin says he's relaxed about the club's recruitment plans as work continues behind the scenes on adding to Sergej Jakirovic's squad. City are preparing for life in the Premier League, and with the transfer window opening on Monday, fans will be keen to see players arriving to help prepare for the club's first season in the top flight in a decade. Dublin, along with head of recruitment Martin Hodge, has had various meetings since the play-off final win at Wembley to discuss potential new recruits, having been working off a Championship and Premier League list prior to that victory over Middlesbrough last month. JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest Hull City news and analysis on our Hull Live FB page Since promotion was rubber-stamped under the arch, Dublin and Hodge have been working vigorously to press on with snapping up targets sooner rather than later. "It's been a long, hard slog for Hodgey (Martin Hodge), his scouts and the recruitment department, but that's the job, and that's part of the work that needs to be done when you're having the season that we've had," Dublin told Hull Live. "You have to put in the hours and put in the graft and put in the travel hours to go watch players abroad if needed, and that's what we've been doing. It's all part of our planning and process." It's often said that clubs that win the final are at a disadvantage to those who go up automatically because of the extra time taken up by preparing for the play-offs, compared to Coventry City and Ipswich Town, who knew their fate much earlier. Dublin, though, doesn't believe City's work in the market will have been impacted by the extra couple of weeks the Tigers' season went on. The other factor thrown in is the World Cup, which got underway at the iconic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on Thursday night, with that likely to have an impact on the worldwide market "I'm relaxed with where we are with things, to be honest," the American explained. "Sunderland obviously got promoted via the play-offs [last year], and they've done fantastically to retain their Premier League status. "It was asked before, 'Do you think you're gonna miss on free agents' - you might miss on one or two, and do I feel we're in danger of missing on anyone who's going to be a major part of what we do in the Premier League with regards to recruitment? I don't believe so, at the moment I'm pretty relaxed on that front. "It's a World Cup year, so everything is a bit more delayed in terms of your top-level players will go first and then everyone cascades down from there. "Any time you have a World Cup summer, you're always having a bit of a delay in terms of the transfer market activity happening off the back of that, so we're relaxed, but obviously a lot of work is going into planning." Here at Hull Live, we are dedicated to bringing you the best Hull City coverage and analysis. Make sure you don't miss out on the latest City news by joining our free WhatsApp group. You can get all the breaking news and best analysis sent straight to your phone by clicking here to subscribe. You can also subscribe to our free newsletter service. Click here to be sent all the day's biggest stories.