Elie Youan: Hibs' exciting new forward, Martin Boyle replacement who will bring an x-factor and chaos

Intriguing is one way to describe Hibs’ summer transfer window so far.

There were eyebrows raised when Rocky Bushiri was signed on a permanent deal from Norwich City after Hibs had already thanked him for his efforts during his loan spell.

Then there was Paul McGinn. At the start of June the club announced they had taken the option to extend the defender’s deal. Fast forward a few weeks and the Scotland international joined Motherwell, while the post on the Hibs website announcing his extension had been deleted.

There will continue to be speculation over Ryan Porteous and Josh Doig, both players having been linked with moves away in recent transfer windows, as well as Christian Doidge, who is available for transfer.

With regards to players arriving, Hibs – on paper – have pulled off a couple of real coups in adding the highly-rated duo of Nohan Kenneh from Leeds United and Aussie full-back Lewis Miller from McArthur, fighting off competition for both. David Marshall and Aiden McGeady will add substantial and much-needed experience to the squad. On the other side there are two largely unknown forwards in Jair Tavares and Momodou Bojang.

None of the above compare to the intrigue and excitement around Elie Youan. The 23-year-old French forward has arrived from St Gallen on loan with Hibs having an option to make the deal permanent.

Of the seven new additions, only two have Scottish football experience. The game north of the border is one which can be hard to adapt to and one which has chewed plenty up only to spit them back out. It adds another layer of fascination.

There will be further arrivals at Easter Road, whether those happen before the start of the Premier Sports campaign or the start of the league season.

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