Former Celt James Keatings has switched from Hearts to Hibs!
The striker agreed his release from the Tynecastle club last week and signed a two year contract for Alan Stubbs today.
Keatings won four consecutive youth titles with Celtic before helping Hamilton to promotion then winning the Championship with Hearts.
Speaking to Hibs TV he said: “I’m delighted to sign for the club and I definitely believe Hibs can go up as champions.
“I saw the quality in the team whenever I played against them last season and Hibs probably deserved more than they achieved but there’s a new season coming up now and I’ll be aiming to make it three promotions for me and I’m sure the club will be targeting that too.
“I had other options to go elsewhere and to play in the Premiership but one of the big factors that persuaded me to come here was the manager and I believe he can make me become a much better player.
“Hibs are a big club and the manager has ambitious plans for the future. Everything pointed towards this move being the right decision for me and my career.”
Stubbs added: “James will bring goals to the team and we’re delighted to add him to the squad.
“It’s an area where I thought we did well last season, but it’s also an area where we can improve.
“His goalscoring record speaks for itself – he’s got a good habit of being in the right place at the right time.
“We want competition for places and we want to score lots of goals. We’re delighted to sign James and the fact he wanted to come here.”
