Hibs have confirmed that exciting young keeper Murray Johnson, currently No.2 at Easter Road, has signed a new deal with the club.
The 18-year-old has signed a new 4-year-deal to keep him tied to Easter Road until the summer of 2027.
Johnson has also, joined Scottish League One side Airdrie, on an emergency loan, playing today (Saturday) as the Diamonds lost 1-3 to Falkirk.
He has now played 6 times in two loan spells with Airdrie, but will now return to the Hibees before next weekend's clash with Livingston.
Speaking to the official website, Hibs youth boss Steve Kean said:
“We are delighted to be able to tie Murray down to a long-term deal with the Club. The length of the deal clearly indicates how highly we think of Murray and he has an extremely bright future ahead of him.
“This season Murray has really kicked on and has benefitted from his short spell at Airdrieonians at the start of the season. He has been a top performer for the Dev Squad, played internationally with Scotland U19s and has now secured himself as backup goalkeeper in the Hibs First team squad.
“He is growing in confidence and this new contract is extremely well deserved.”
HIBS-MAD VIEW:
Excellent news, Murray has a big future with the club in our opinion.
He has already had the likes of Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea sniffing about him so to see Hibs tie him down.
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