Hibs have signed versatile defender Tom James from Yeovil Town on a three-year deal.
The 23-year-old former Welsh youth international, worked his way through the ranks at local club Cardiff City before making the switch to Huish Park.
He mainly featured as a right-back for The Glovers but is comfortable anywhere across the backline and offers added competition within the squad.
Head Coach Paul Heckingbottom told Hibs’ Media: “We’re really pleased to have Tom on board.
“He’s a highly-rated young player who can operate in a number of positions, which is obviously advantageous when we want to run with a smaller group.
“I know Tom well and we have seen him play many times.
“I’m delighted he has bought into what we want to achieve here because he had a lot of other offers.
“Tom has good quality, is composed on the ball and has a great attitude to improve.
“We look forward to working with him.”
James, who will wear the number 17 shirt, said: “The gaffer’s presentation was very detailed which, straight away, showed how keen he was on me.
“As a footballer that’s what you want. You want the manager to be on your side from the start and I feel like he definitely is.
“I want to repay him for that.
“I think he wants me to be a full-back who gets forward, creates chances for others and a few for myself.
“First and foremost, my job is to defend but I do like to get up and down the flank for the full game, though I did play all the way across the back four last season and occasionally in the centre of midfield.
“It was definitely the gaffer who swung it for me. He showed how much he wanted me with the detail he went into and the way he spoke about how he wants to improve me and the club in general. That was the biggest pull.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
