Ross determined to keep Kamberi at Hibs

HIBS manager Jack Ross admits he wants to help Flo Kamberi achieve his career goals after insisting the striker is not interested in moving to Poland. Ross confirmed Lech Poznan had enquired about the 24-year-old last week, but both the club and player gave short shrift to the Ekstraklasa side. Kamberi has scored eight goals for the Leith side this season and still has 18 months to run on his current deal. Ross failed in a bid to recruit him at Sunderland before Kamberi converted his loan from Grasshoppers into a permanent deal at Easter Road in summer 2018. And the Hibs boss is desperate to retain the marksman beyond January. Ross, who handed Kamberi his 24th appearance of the season in Sunday’s 2-2 Scottish Cup draw with Dundee United, said: ‘I think they (Poznan) were in contact last week but I do not think there’s anything beyond that. ‘There was no encouragement from the club and also Flo. I spoke to him on Saturday, primarily about the game on Sunday. But in the conversations I’ve had with him, he has no appetite for it. He is happy where he is at the moment. ‘He has a pathway he’d like to pursue in his career and, hopefully, I can help him do that, but he will only do that if he has that consistency of performance like he produced in the main on Sunday.’ Ross, who played down suggestions of striker Marc McNulty returning for another loan stint, added: ‘There’s absolutely no appetite from me not to have him (Kamberi) at the club. It’s just about getting that consistency of performance out of him because when he is good, he is very good.’ Ross confirmed Hibs failed in a bid to bring back Scottish Cupwinning hero Liam Henderson after he opted to remain in Italy with a loan move to Empoli from Hellas Verona. Midfielder Josh Vela has left for Shrewsbury Town on a free transfer, six months after joining from Bolton.