Hibs goalkeeper Matt Macey is on the verge of completing a move to Luton Town which could earn the Easter Road club close to £100,000.
The towering shotstopper is on his way out after 18 months in Leith in which he made 52 appearances including five in the run to the 2021 Scottish Cup Final.
Macey saved a spot kick at Hampden that day and was the club’s established number one last season.
But the arrival of veteran former Scotland keeper David Marshall has edged the 27-year-old down the pecking order and he is set to join Luton where he spent a spell on loan from Arsenal in 2017.
Record Sport understands the deal, with add-ons, could earn Hibs close to six figures.
Hibs return for pre-season training tomorrow and Marshall, Kevin Dubrawski and David Mitchell will make up Lee Johnson’s goalkeeping department.
Marshall is one of six summer signings already and the Hibs boss isn’t finished yet with Aiden McGeady among the targets.
But Johnson has been dealt a hammer blow after Arsenal recalled Harry Clarke from the final 12 months of his loan deal in Leith.
The Gunners have activated a break clause in the 21-year-old’s agreement.
Clarke is now expected to be loaned out to Stoke City in the Championship after Potters boss Michael O’Neill made his move for the defender.
It’s a bodyblow for the Easter Road club who were deprived of Clarke’s services for the first three months of his loan spell due to a hamstring injury.
It also leaves Johnson hunting another defender in the summer window.
Clarke eventually made eight appearances for the Hibees, scoring in his debut against Dundee United, and spoke only last month of his desire to get a full campaign under his belt at Easter Road.
He said: “As far as I’m concerned, I’m here till the end of next season. And I’m looking forward to that.
“There are break clauses but, as far as I’m concerned, I’m here for another 12 months.
“It’s an amazing club, amazing staff and they make you feel at home.”
