Billy Stark believes that Hibs will provide Liam Henderson with the perfect platform to develop his game.
The 19-year-old moved to Easter Road as part of the Scott Allan deal and will have a key role in Hibs’ promotion bid.
Stark spent a number of years working with the Scotland international set up and has kept a close eye on Henderson as he moved up the age groups and progressed through the ranks at Celtic.
“It was an astute piece of business by Hibs to get him at the stage he’s at because he’s hungry to prove himself,” the former Celtic midfielder told the Edinburgh Evening News . “Celtic obviously see him as someone who can develop into a first-team player for them and I can certainly see why they gave him a new contract.
“He’s another confident boy and he’s a good dead-ball striker. He’s played at the bottom of the diamond and at the top, he’s quite versatile.
“It would frustrate me a little bit when I saw him dropping deep to take the ball from the centre-backs because he’s got the ability to hurt teams up the pitch. He was out at Rosenborg last season and he handled that well, so that bodes well because they’re a high-profile club.”
Hibs promotion bid will be tested on Sunday when Alan Stubbs takes his side to Ibrox where they won both of last season’s league matches.
The Edinburgh side are still hopeful of signing Dylan McGeouch from Celtic but it’s unlikely that the midfielder will be signed and ready to play in Sunday’s Ibrox clash.