Senegal international striker Moussa Konate is targeting a move to England or France amid speculation linking him with Southampton.
Konate spoke of his desire to join a Premier League club in the summer after impressing with Senegal at the London Olympics but eventually opted for a Russian switch, joining FC Krasnodar.
However, the 19-year-old has struggled to settle in Russia since arriving from Maccabi Tel Aviv in August and is already targeting a European move.
Southampton are believed to be monitoring the striker, while Ligue 1 trio Bordeaux, Sochaux and Rennes have all been linked.
Ahead of his move to Krasnodar, it was thought that Konate had also turned the heads of Norwich, West Brom, Swansea, Fulham and Stoke.
Reports have surfaced suggesting his agent is in England working on a move to bring him to the Premier League and Konate would relish the switch.
He told Le Sport: "I have not settled in Russia and would welcome an opportunity to play in England or France."
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Pools recently ended a 22-game winless run and in their last five matches have won two, drawn one and lost two in League One. They are currently 10 points adrift of safety at the bottom of the table.
When asked about the level of quality in the squad he inherited from Neale Cooper in November, Hughes said: "There's been a bit of both to tell you the truth.
"With one or two of them I've been impressed. There are good players here, good technically and there are also one or two who I feel could have done a little bit better.
"But for the individual to shine the team dynamics have to be right and we're just starting to get to that point, to get a system in place that suits us.
"The players should have more belief now so hopefully we'll start to see some more players coming into their own.
"We're beginning to be hard to beat and hard to play against. The players are beginning to know what their job is exactly and when this is in place we can start to build some momentum."
