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Mark McDougall

Jack Ross provides Hibs goalkeeping update as he hints at Matt Macey and Kevin Dabrowski stay

Hibs boss Jack Ross admits he hopes to keep Matt Macey and Kevin Dabrowski this summer.

Both goalkeepers are out-of-contract at the end of the season and with Ofir Marciano already deciding to leave Easter Road, Hibs are on the lookout for a new first choice.

Macey joined from Arsenal in January and played a couple of games before Marciano was brought back in, while Dabrowski impressed on loan at Dumbarton but is yet to make his debut.

Contract talks are ongoing with both players but Ross also revealed he could look to strengthen the goalkeeping department further too if it's needed.

Ross told the Scotsman: “He (Macey) played a couple of games when he first came up and only lost his place because Ofir’s consistent form over the season had earned him the right to come back in.

“But I think he showed in those games and in training that he is a very good goalkeeper and as we look to strengthen that department we would like to keep him at the club. We have had dialogue already and that is ongoing.

“We know that we got a little bit lucky in terms of being able to bring him to the club in January. At that stage we needed to do something to bring a new keeper in but to get someone of Matt’s character and ability was good for us.

“I think he was able to see the bigger picture as well, in terms of looking at Ofir’s situation, and thinking ‘if i can impress enough then it could benefit me long-term’ and he has definitely done that. Temperament wise, how he is around the club, I think he has enjoyed it a huge amount which is encouraging for us.

“And, Kevin is another that we want to keep at the club so discussions are ongoing with him as well.

“He was a little bit unfortunate that we had to bring him back from his loan spell, albeit that the season was curtailed at that point anyway. Ideally, we would have put him back out for this remaining period but going into this important last part of the season I think we had to be absolutely sure that we had enough cover in the goalkeeping department.

“But, that initial loan spell was very good for him. He was very impressive in his time at Dumbarton and he proved he was capable of playing first team football at a good level.

“If we were able to keep both of them then that would give me some comfort and even with Ofir leaving, and before this season has even ended, we would still have a goalkeeping department that is looking healthy.

“And then we can debate whether we need to continue strengthening it in any way over the coming weeks and months.”

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