Jason Cummings has left Hibs to join Nottingham Forest in England for an undisclosed fee.
Cummings moved to Hibs in 2013 from Hutchison Vale having been released by Hearts as a youngster.
In total the 21-year-old has scored 69 times in 148 matches in all competitions.
He scored 23 goals in 39 appearances last season to help Hibs win the Scottish Championship title.
Cummings told the Nottingham Forest website: “It is a massive club and I played against the manager’s team a couple of years ago and I like the way they played,”
“I had a couple of mates in his team then and they only said good things about him so I am looking forward to playing under him.
“I want to play football and score goals and the way that the manager’s teams play, they normally create a lot of chances so I feel that I am in the right team to create chances and hopefully I can get a few goals.”
Forest boss Mark Warburton told the club website: “We are delighted to welcome Jason to the club. He has a good record in Scotland and he is a player with a very bright future.”We want to secure young, hungry players and Jason fits that mould perfectly. We are delighted to welcome him to the club and we are looking forward to working with him going forward.
“Jason knows that there is good competition for places here at Nottingham Forest and he will be keen to show what he can do in pre-season. It is a challenge for him but I am sure it is one that he will be relishing and we believe he will be able to make an impact in English football.”
Hibs’ Chief Executive Leeann Dempster said:“Jason goes with our very best wishes. He made a major contribution to our season in gaining us promotion back to the Premiership.
“At this time last year, Jason had one-year left on his contract, and the Club had spent significant time trying to secure him on a new deal. This was only achieved after long negotiations with the player and his agent and was helped greatly by Neil joining the Club.
“Had we failed to secure that deal, it is likely that Jason’s contract would have run down. That would have meant that had he wanted to, he could have signed a pre-contract with another Club in the middle of our push for promotion and then left for nothing this summer.
“For the Board, gaining promotion was absolutely the number one priority – hence the reason that a bid from another English club was refused last summer. That top objective was achieved and in addition, rather than see a talented player leave for nothing this summer, the Club has secured a significant fee.”
“In preparation for the new season we will continue to work to bring our core targets to the 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.
