Formerly Rangers linked Kevin Nisbet has got off to a flying start at Hibernian following a summer switch from Dunfermline Athletic.
The striker starred for the Pars in the Championship last season, netting 18 goals in 25 appearances as well as five in five League Cup games.
Back in November 2019, just as the player was coming into a particularly rich vein of form, the Glasgow Times reported that Rangers were scouting him ahead of a possible swoop.
However, it was Hibs who snapped up the 23-year-old last month, and he’s made a fantastic start to life at the Edinburgh club.
On the opening day of the Premiership campaign, it was Nisbet who slipped in Martin Boyle for the Hibees’ opener against Kilmarnock and then he got amongst the goals himself in their second fixture at Livingston.
The powerful forward scored a tap-in, a header and a penalty – as well as playing a role in his strike partner Christian Doidge’s goal – and left West Lothian with the match ball.
Unsurprisingly, his superb showing against the Lions earned him the Star Man accolade in the SPFL Team of the Week.
Nisbet failed to find the net during Hibs’ 1-0 win over Dundee United on Tuesday night.
Yet, with three goals and two assists from three appearances, he’s made an impressive impact already in the top flight.
It’s too early just yet to suggest that Rangers made a mistake not swooping for the former Dunfermline forward but it will be interesting to see if he can keep producing the goods across the course of the season.
