Bournemouth transfer guru 'set for' key Hibs role as Bill Foley steps in after nightmare start to the season

A major shake up of the Easter Road transfer strategy is incoming

Hibs are reportedly set to bring in Bournemouth’s head of recruitment analysis Garvan Stewart to lead an Easter Road overhaul.

The club are in the midst of a nightmare campaign after winning just one of the opening 12 league games with the club sitting bottom of the Premiership - but after crunch talks between majority shareholders the Gordon family spent Monday and Black Knight football group bosses, who invested heavily in the club earlier this year, they have opted to stick with boss David Gray amid mounting pressure.

But now Bournemouth and Black Knights supremo Billy Foley looks set to have a massive say on the next steps for the struggling side. The Daily Mail report that current Bournemouth analyst Stewart "has been offered a key role using data to identify new signings" amid disappointment from Hibs fans over the recent recruitment strategy in Leith - with a whopping 17 players out of contract at the end of the season.

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