John McGinn has joined Hibs for an undisclosed fee after the Scotland under-21 internationalist agreed a four year deal.
The highly-rated 20-year-old who played for Championship rivals St Mirren last season becomes Alan Stubbs’ seventh summer signing – following in the footsteps of Mark Oxley, Antonio Reguero, Marvin Bartley, Dan Carmichael, Martin Boyle and James Keatings.
Speaking to hibernianfc.co.uk, McGinn said: “There were other options available, but once I weighed it all up I quickly realised that Hibs was the right move for me at this stage in my career.
“The manager is really ambitious and I wanted to be part of his plans to move Hibs forward and get the club back into the Premiership.
“I’m still a young player and I believe Alan Stubbs will help me to develop into becoming a better player.
“I’m looking forward to helping the team win games and to show the club’s supporters what I’m capable of.”
Head Coach Stubbs said: “We’re delighted that John has signed for the club – his arrival symbolises our ambitions for the future.
“He is an extremely talented young player with huge potential and I’m looking forward to seeing John continue his development here at Hibernian.
“John had other options, so we’re really pleased that he has chosen Hibernian and the aim is for him to achieve his career goals at our club.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
