Kyle Magennis believes Hibs head coach Jack Ross has created a good environment at the Scottish Premiership club, amid talk of teams like West Ham United registering an interest in Josh Doig.
The left-back didn’t feature against Motherwell at the weekend and won’t play against Rijeka in the Europa Conference League tonight as English interest steps up. West Ham United were said to have asked Hibs to cut their asking price for Doig, which is believed to be around £4-£5 million. Other Premier League clubs are keen.
Magennis backs Doig amid talk of West Ham United. (Photo by Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Magennis says interest in Doig shows Ross and Hibs are doing something right after a third-place league finish last term: “I don’t know what’s happening, I’ll leave that with him, it’s between him and the gaffer and his agent. I’m just focusing on me and the team at the minute. He’s fantastic.
“We saw that last season, a young boy coming into a first-team at Hibs and getting offers like that, he must be a good player. With Hibs, it’s a massive club and a lot of good players have moved on from here – it’s a good place to be.
“It’s always good working with a manager who knows what you are capable of. He just kept saying to me last year, ‘don’t worry about it, I’ll always believe in you, just get your head down, get fit and we’ll take it as we go’.”
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