HIBS are facing serious competition from Hearts in their bid to sign Morgan Feeney.
The Carlisle United centre-back is available on a free after running down his contract at Brunton Park. And Easter Road gaffer Lee Johnson was hoping he could reunite with a stopper he previously worked with at Sunderland.
But there could be a stumbling block for the Leith boss, with new Hearts manager Steven Naismith looking to hijack the deal and take the 24-year-old Scouser to the other side of the capital. Talks with the Gorgie outfit are planned this week as Naismith looks to push through an agreement. Feeney made a major contribution to Carlisle’s League Two promotion bid this season but a hamstring injury ruled him out of their Wembley play-off final win over Stockport.
