Lee Johnson has further added to his Hibs squad with the signing of French striker Élie Youan from Swiss outfit FC St. Gallen.
The 23-year-old has agreed a season-long loan, with an option to buy. It follows from the on from the arrival of former Celtic and Sunderland star Aiden McGeady on Friday as Johnson looks to enhance his squad ahead of the new campaign.
Hibs have been busy from the get go, landing several new faces including former Scotland international David Marshall. Speaking on the capture of of Youan, Johnson said: “We are excited to welcome Élie to Hibs and we are glad he chose us out of numerous clubs who were interested in him.
“Élie is a very versatile forward player with excellent speed and dynamism.
“His attributes will enable us to stretch the game and allow us to open up space for our technically-gifted midfield players.”
Head of Recruitment Ian Gordon added: “We are excited to add a player of Youan’s ability to our squad. He has proven he can score goals across different European leagues and we are confident that he will continue to succeed in Scotland.
“Both his pace and his natural goal-scoring ability impressed us and he will give us another option to use in the forward areas.”
