Hibs mull over fresh Elie Youan bid as club faces big call on forward's future

Forward is attracting interest in his homeland after strong figures this season

Hibs are mulling over a sizeable bid from a French club for their forward Elie Youan, The Scotsman can reveal.

The 25-year-old was the Easter Road outfit’s most proficient attacker in the 2023/24 campaign with ten goals and 11 assists to his name across all competitions despite an underwhelming end to the campaign, with Hibs missing out on top-six football in the Premiership and then sacking manager Nick Montgomery. Now the club’s hierarchy have a decision to make on Youan’s future, with the ex-Nantes man attracting interest from back his homeland.

Hibs fended off interest in Youan back in January, with one English Championship club making a bid close to deadline day that was rejected. With Youan still having two years left on his contract with the Leith outfit, they can hold out for considerable fee should they decide to sell the player they signed for approximately £700,000 last summer from St Gallen. It is understood the bid tabled from France comes in at more than £2million plus add-ons.

Elie Youan scored ten goals for Hibs this season.

Hibs appointed Malky Mackay as their new sporting director last week and the former Ross County boss will take a lead role in the search for a new head coach and recruitment. Cashing in on Youan, whose stock is high despite some frustrating performances from Hibs this season, would allow them to pocket a substantial profit and put towards a squad rebuild. It is anticipated that there will be large turnover of players as Hibs look to trim a bloated first-team squad down to a more manageable size.

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