Emiliano Marcondes Hibs transfer ‘close’ as Bournemouth connection sees Danish striker head to Easter Road

Bournemouth striker Emiliano Marcondes is reportedly on his way to Edinburgh to seal a move to Hibs.

The Danish attacker hasn't played for Bournemouth this season due to injury and is free to leave with just six months to run on his contract. He joined the Cherries from Brentford in 2021 and helped them gain promotion to the Premier League but has since fallen out of the picture and spent the second half of last season back on loan at Nordsjaelland, where he started his career. It comes as Bournemouth owner Bill Foley is in talks to buy a stake in Hibs with that deal expected to be ratified by the SPFL.

It seems the 28-year-old is looking for a fresh start and it set to get it at Easter Road. Danish journalist Farzam Abolhosseini says he's on his way to Scotland to "inspect" things at Hibs and is expected to seal an initial move until the end of the season. It's likely that would be an initial loan with Hibs then open to sign him permanently in the summer when his Bournemouth contract expires.

He would be Nick Montgomery's second signing after French forward Myziane Maolida and a major boost to the boss' attacking options. He is also running the rule over midfielder Luke Amos who is training with the club with a view to signing a deal. Christian Doidge, meanwhile, recently admitted he may have to leave Easter Road to play regularly and Marcondes' arrival would only push him further down the pecking order.

It will also ease Montgomery's frustrations after he opened up over the weekend about how difficult he has found the transfer window so far. Speaking after his side's Scottish Cup win over Forfar, Montgomery said: "Myself and Brian McDermott are on the phone every single day. We were really close to a defender last