Hibs have confirmed the permanent capture of Elie Youan.
The Easter Road side have triggered the option to buy clause in his loan deal from St Gallen with the 24-year-old putting pen to paper on a three-year deal in the capital. He's been a key player for boss Lee Johnson so far this campaign and contributed to 14 goals in the Premiership - scoring seven and creating seven.
The men from Leith are right in the battle to finish in the European places for next season with Youan set to play a vital role in the final four fixtures. They opened the top six schedule with a vital home win over St Mirren and now make the trip to Aberdeen knowing victory at Pittodrie would move them to within three poitns of third with three games to still play.
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On the permanet capture, Johnson told the Hibs official website: “We are delighted to bring Élie to the Club on a permanent basis. We always believed he had the attributes to help us and his positive form this season shows how important it was to include an option to buy clause in his initial loan agreement.
“I’d also like to thank the Gordon family for backing us with a significant financial investment, which allowed us to make him a Hibs player.
“There’s no doubt that Élie’s got a lot of unique attributes; he’s rapid, can repeatedly sprint, and is a good finisher. He’s still young and we need to keep developing him off the ball, so he can achieve his full potential.
“We can’t wait to keep working with him, so he can become an even more important player for us.”
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