Hibs: Kevin Nisbet reveals decision to accept lower wage

Striker took lower wage to reflect deferred salaries of new team-mates

Kevin Nisbet has accepted a lower wage than the one offered in January

Kevin Nisbet revealed he joined Hibs on a lower wage than offered by the Easter Road club in January.

The 23-year-old striker moved from Dunfermline on Friday, signing a four-year deal for a reported fee of £250,000.

Hibs failed to capture the former Partick Thistle player at the start of the year and the financial effects of the coronavirus crisis has since changed the financial landscape at the Leith club and beyond.

In early April, after Scottish football was brought to a premature halt, Hibs players and senior staff agreed to defer a significant percentage of their wages and last month the Easter Road club entered into consultations with players and staff over potential wage cuts.

Nisbet, speaking in a Zoom broadcast conference, said: “I took a lower wage than what I would have got in January and I think it is only right doing that.

“All the other boys are on deferred wages and it wouldn’t be right for me to come in and be on bigger wages. So yes, I took a lower wage.

“The lads have been first class since I came in, they have all welcomed me into the dressing room and helped me settle in really quickly.

“Obviously it is great that Hibs came in and paid a transfer fee for me, especially through hard times with the pandemic. I am grateful and hope to repay the club this season.”