Hibs have acted quickly to replace Josh Doig with the signing of Croatian left-back Marijan Cabraja on a long-term contract.
It was announced early on Wednesday that Doig had left the Easter Road club after two full seasons at senior level in Leith, making the club a seven-figure fee with his move to Serie A club Hellas Verona. Cabraja joins from Dinamo Zagreb until 2025, a club where he won the Prva HNL (Croatian top-flight) title and the Hrvatski nogometni kup (Croatian Cup).
He also tasted Hungarian top-flight glory during a loan spell at Ferencvaros and has also spent time in Slovenia at Olimpija Ljubljana. Manager Lee Johnson said: “We are delighted to welcome Marijan to Hibernian FC and look forward to working with him. He has history of playing at a very high level and is the perfect age to add to our group.
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“He’s athletic, a really technical left-back who has quality on the ball through his delivery and distribution. He will add strength to our group.”
Head of Recruitment, Ian Gordon, added: “Squad planning is always at the forefront of our minds and knowing there’s been interest in Josh Doig for a prolonged period, Marijan is someone we’ve been looking at very closely.
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“He has experience of playing European football, has good pedigree, and is someone we believe can hit the ground running straight away.”
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