Chris Maxwell joins Hibs on loan from Preston North End

Preston North End goalkeeper Chris Maxwell has joined Hibs
on a season-long loan subject to international clearance.

The 28-year-old provide competition between the sticks for
Ofir Marciano who started pre-season training yesterday after an extended break
on the back of his international involvement with Israel.

Maxwell, a former Welsh youth international, jumped at the
chance to move to Easter Road and reunited with his former Deepdale room-mate
Daryl Horgan.

Head Coach Paul Heckingbottom told Hibernian Media:  “We were short of a goalkeeper with Adam
Bogdan’s loan expiring and Chris ticked every box for us.

“He has good experience, he’s a presence in goal with good
distribution that will help us build from the back.

“We have an excellent goalkeeper in Ofir but we weren’t
looking for someone content to be number two.

“We want a fair fight and whoever starts the season in goal
will deserve it.”

Maxwell added: “I’m really excited to get going.

“Paul explained what the ambitions are for the club. The
aspiration should be to play in Europe and that’s something I want to be part
of.

“Scottish football’s nothing new for me. My Dad’s side of
the family are Scottish. He grew up in Bathgate and the rest of them are still
in Edinburgh.

“I’ve been to my fair share of games and sat in the Hibs end
for October’s Edinburgh Derby when I was up to see family and support Daryl.

“To be on the pitch for something like that – that’s
something to look forward to.”