Hibs’ Head Coach Neil Lennon has said that a return to Easter Road for Celtic midfielder Liam Henderson was unlikely.
Lennon gave Henderson his first team debut with the hoops when he was Celtic boss and he confirmed that he has been trying to bring him back to Easter Road on loan.
Henderson is a favourite amongst the Hibs’ fans after his performances last season. He came on as a substitute at Hampden Park in the Scottish Cup final and his inch perfect corners led to Anthony Stokes’ equaliser and David Gray’s winner.
Speaking last night to BBC Scotland, Lennon responded to a question about the youngster.
He replied: “I would doubt that very much
“[Celtic manager] Brendan [Rodgers] has him in his squad. He’s obviously Celtic’s player. I think Brendan would like the opportunity to work with him.
“If Liam were to leave Celtic, I don’t think the kid wants to go out on loan any more. If he’s going to go, he’s going to go on a permanent [move] and I can understand that as well.
“We are probably not in a position to do that just at the minute.”
Lennon also confirmed that he expects Andrew Shinnie to join the club on loan later this week and he is hoping to add another two players to his squad.
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.
