Hibs want £150k for Flo as Hull City make first move

RANGERS could land Florian Kamberi for a bargain £150,000 this summer – but Hull have already made the first move for the Hibs striker.

The English Championship side has already had a couple of bids knocked back by the cash-strapped Easter Road club for the Swiss-born striker.

Hibs, who will ask players to take wage cuts

FROM BACK PAGE on top of deferrals already in place to deal with the Covid-19 lockdown, are now prepared to sell in a cut-price deal with additional future payments and clauses.

Kamberi was on loan at Rangers for the second half of last season and Ibrox gaffer Steven Gerrard remains interested, although there are also other English sides watching his situation.

Polish side Lech Poznan also remain long-term admirers.

Gers club have prioritised other positions ahead of the wide attacking areas but they could return to the Kamberi deal later in the window, especially if they are able to move on some of their fringe players.

Hibs are prepared to let the 25-year-old go for the same six-figure price as they paid Grasshopper for him two years with a second future payment and additional add-ons.

Kamberi is currently back doing pre-season with his Hibs team-mates.

The Edinburgh side are feeling the full effects of the Covid-19 cash crisis.

They have already agreed deferrals with their players and staff but now they are looking to make further financial savings with the Premiership set to resume behind closed doors.

Players were told last night on a Zoom call that they could have their contracts renegotiated and there will be redundancies at the club among nonplaying staff.

Hibs could now have to sell some of their squad to help balance the books with the likes of Australian international Martin Boyle and Israeli keeper Ofir Marciano set to go into the final year of their contracts.

Boyle is already attracting interest from Stoke and Huddersfield.

Hibs chairman Ron Gordon has warned cuts are coming because the lockdown has put a substantial strain on the club’s finances.

He said: “We must now focus our limited resources on our core business – and that is supporting our first team on the pitch. That is what we’ll look to do.

“This scaling back will have an impact on our people and we enter into a period of consultation with them to discuss the potential impact on them.

“I would like to thank the contribution and efforts of all of our staff during this difficult time.”