Hibs boss Nick Montgomery hopes to keep hold of Will Fish.

The defender is on-loan at Easter Road from Manchester United.

"This is a situation we've spoken about," Montgomery said. “I don't think there is any danger of Will moving on. Fingers crossed, he's going to be here for the season, unless some offer comes in that he can't refuse – and Man United can't refuse.

"But they're happy with his progress, Will is really happy here, so, hopefully, we get through this window, and he'll be here for the season. It's very hard to bring players in on permanent deals in January.

"It's a better opportunity to bring in loan players to help us, and we help them get out of clubs to play games. The clubs help us by giving us good players, that's the whole point of a loan system."