New Hibs striker Elie Youan wants to prove the credentials that made him one of France's top young strikers at Easter Road - and emulating Moussa Dembele would help him.
The French striker now at Lyon arrived at Celtic in 2016 from Fulham and netted 51 times over two years. Youan - a former French u20s player - has joined Lee Johnson's Hibees squad on a season-long loan from Swiss club St Gallen that could become permanent next summer. Because of his international allegiances, he knows of Dembele and former Hoops midfielder Olivier Ntcham's Premiership spell.
He's played with some other star-studded names but Youan says Dembele given they play in the same position, was one of the biggest inspiration for him going to Hibs: "When you play in the national team it’s because you are one of the best young players in the country. That was the case. The last six months I don’t play too much.
