Hibernian have conceded it is inevitable striker Steven Fletcher will eventually leave the club. Assistant boss Donald Park has revealed the 21-year-old Scotland international is already looking at his career beyond Easter Road.

Park told BBC Scotland: "I think his ambition is to move on and he has the ability; he's a top player.

"I'm sure he'd love to play in the (English) Premier League and who wouldn't?"

This summer there were reports linking the striker with Real Madrid after they were said to have watched him on three occasions.

"I think it's great that he wants to move on and to go and achieve the highest level that he possibly can; he's got the ambitions to do that and quite rightly so," Park continued.

"I think we've all got to be sensible on that side," he said.

"If you get an appropriate fee for a player, you've got to allow that player to move on as well and you've got to balance that; it's up to us to continue that.

"Are Rangers and Celtic feeder clubs? Rangers lost (Carlos) Cuellar to England.

"I don't think I'm speaking out of turn but there comes a point when players need to move on to become better.

"Fletcher's done great for the club and he will continue to and he will work as hard as anything for the club, until that time changes but I'm sure it will at some point."