Kevin Nisbet is interesting THREE English Championship clubs, according to a report.
The Hibs hitman has attracted interest from south of the border previously with the Scottish Sun reporting that Lee Johnson's old club Bristol City have joined the race to sign the Easter Road striker. They state that Millwall and Blackburn Rovers also watched the attacker in the big win over St Mirren yesterday in the capital in the race for Europe next term.
They claim City are very keen to take the Scotland international south of the border in the summer with his contract entering the final year in Leith. Nisbet has been on top form since his return from serious injury with 10 goals in just 15 appearances in Scotland's top flight.
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The Hibees picked up a vital 2-1 win over the Buddies in the top six opener as they open up a three point gap on Stephen Robinson's men. A Celtic Scottish Cup win opens the door for European football for the team finishing fifth with the capital club now in the box seat.
Elie Youan and Will Fish grabbed the goals for the home side with Alex Grieve hitting the net for the visitors but it proved to only be a consolation effort.
Speaking after the game, Johnson said: “I thought we made hard work of it in the second half, we should have had more control than we did. We didn’t dominate the midfield at all and in the first half we were very dominant.
“A lot of the stuff we worked on through the week was executed to perfection (in the first half). I thought the ball speed and our passing and movement was good and we had good opportunities in the first half.
“In the second half, for whatever reason, we just fizzled out. Not enough were on their game but we continued to work hard.
“We shuffled the pack and changed the shape to cope with a St Mirren side who were throwing caution to the wind after the poor goal we conceded and in the end it was good to see it out. Even in injury time I think we managed it quite well.
“Overall it’s a great win for us, it’s an important win because of that fifth place but also we’re now chasing down everybody ahead of us.”
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