Jon Dahl Tomasson targeted by Hibs as next manager as slayer of Rangers enters frame

Champions League winner Jon Dahl Tomasson has emerged as a fresh candidate for the vacant Hibs managerial post.

The Scotsman has learned that the former Malmo boss is now a target for Hibs as the club’s board continue the search for Shaun Maloney’s successor.

Tomasson, 45, had a distinguished playing career with Newcastle United, Feyenoord and AC Milan, where he won Europe’s most decorated trophy in 2003. Capped 112 times by Denmark, he represented his country at the World Cup before moving into coaching and management.

He was most recently with Swedish giants Malmo, who knocked Rangers out of the Champions League qualifiers earlier this season. He guided the Allsvenskan champions to the group stages of the competition before standing down in January this year in the wake of winning the title again.

Tomasson joins a shortlist that also contains former Sunderland manager Lee Johnson and Michael Appleton, who was close to taking the Hibs job back in 2019.

shortlist, which also includes former Sunderland boss Lee Johnson. Ex Lincoln City and Oxford United boss Michael Appleton is also in the frame as the Easter Road outfit.

Having whittled down the list of possible candidates, owner Ron Gordon and chief executive Ben Kensell have been carrying out interviews with a view to making an announcement, hopefully within the next week.

Hibs are searching for their third manager in six months after dispensing of Maloney last month. The club failed to reach the top six in the cinch Premiership under his watch and sacked following just 120 days in charge. Maloney replaced Jack Ross, who was dismissed in December last year following a poor run of form.

Club legend David Gray has been in caretaker charge of the first team alongside