Hibs In The Hunt For May

Hibs have been linked with a move for out of favour Preston striker Stevie May who has been unsuccessful in regaining a starting role following a lengthy spell on the sidelines at Deepdale..

The former St Johnstone and Sheffield Wednesday forward has finally recovered from a knee injury which kept him out of action for a year suffered just months after a move from Hillsborough to the Lilywhites but now finds his first team options limited.

The Scottish Sun is reporting Hibs, alongside Aberdeen, Hearts and Dundee have expressed interest in taking the Scotland cap on loan until the end of the season, an agreement with which North End boss Simon Grayson would be happy with so long as he finds a replacement first.

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May, who impressed in the Scottish Premiership during his time at Saints is said to favour joining Aberdeen and thus trying to re-ignite his career under his former boss in Perth, Derek McInnes.

The option of signing for Hibs will likely be a hard sell to the 24 year old with top flight interest but should Neil Lennon manage to persuade the hitman to make the short term move to Easter Road it could be the final piece in the jigsaw to securing an automatic promotion from the Championship.

A prospective forward line of Cummings and May, supplied by Humphrey, Boyle, Gray and Stevenson from wide positions would terrify the challengers hoping to displace the Hibees from the summit of the second tier.