Hibs have decision to make as Birmingham City increase bid for top scorer Kevin Nisbet

Hibs are mulling over an improved bid for Kevin Nisbet after Birmingham City stepped up their efforts to land the 23-year-old striker.

The Easter Road club knocked back the original offer, thought to be in the region of £2m, but after successfully signing Sam Cosgrove from Aberdeen, Birmingham manager Aitor Karanka made it clear that Nisbet remained high on his list of targets and The Blues have now increased their bid for the promising young star who has netted 13 goals in 30 appearances since his summer signing from Dunfermline.

With the transfer window due to close on Monday night, and little time left to recruit a replacement, Hibs now have to decide if the financial return outweighs the value of their top scorer to their ongoing battle to secure a European place and finish as high up the Premiership table as possible.

Nisbet, along with fellow transfer target Ryan Porteous, was left on the bench as Hibs defeated Dundee United on Saturday.

Hibs striker Kevin Nisbet was on the bench at Tannadice Park on Staurday. Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group

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