Hibs manager Neil Lennon is looking to bolster his attacking options during the final few days of the transfer window after admitting his squad is thin on the ground due to injuries and player departures.
In an interview which appeared on the Sky Sports website the Hibees gaffer insists the club are still hopeful of finishing in the top six but are still “lacking that bit of quality.”
He said: “We need to get more bodies in, there’s no question about that,”
“We need more attacking-type players in the final third as we’re very short of that at the minute.
“We’re working away to get players in. It’s very difficult. The squad is a little bit thin at the minute and we’ve already lost Martin (Boyle) for the season.
“Efe Ambrose has left and they were two of our most prominent players in the first half of the season.
“Now we’ve got a real worry with Ryan Porteous as well and he could be out for a while. He’s got a scan today and sees the specialist on Monday.
“We’re hoping he’s not going to be out for too long but he could be. It’s a manager’s headache at the minute.”
Hibs have been on a woeful run of form in the Premiership with supporters beginning to question the recruitment policy which has been an overriding failure during the past 2 summers with cash wasted on international players who barely feature alongside heralded arrivals who have also been performing way below expected standard.
Anthony Stokes was effectively sacked after barely six months at the club and others such as Faycal Rherras, Danny Swanson, Deivydas Matulevičius, Simon Murray, Charalampos Mavrias and Miquel Nelom have all been little seen or moved on after short spells at Easter Road.
Lennon remains convinced his side will turn their fortunes around and stated: “Seven points is a big gap. It’s not insurmountable but what we have to do is start winning games.
“We’ve been good at that over the two years. We’re not giving up on the top six by a long way.
“We’ve had a barren run as such with wins. Performances have been okay but we’re just lacking that bit of quality.
“I understand we’ve lost some real class players over the last six months. We’re a work in progress at the minute.”
