As usual, it’s been a busy window for Hibernian. This summer witnessed nine incomings and six outgoings as David Gray aims to build on the side that finished fifth last season. Question marks can be raised over the some of the incomings so far, but with the exception of Warren O’Hora, it’s mostly been a clear out fringe players leaving Easter Road. Here’s a rankings of every new Hibernian signing and departure.

Incomings:

1. Jacob Devaney: He impressed on loan at St. Mirren last season, leading the Manchester United man to return to Scotland this season. Dan Barlaser had been such a key part of Hibs’ midfield last season, and that #6 role just wasn’t filled until Devaney’s arrival last week. A man of the match performance in his debut away to Dundee showed Hibs exactly what they’d been missing. The club reserves an option to make the loan permanent and whilst likely expensive, it could be a real coup to secure the 19-year-old.
2. Adam Mayor: It was a slow start to life ay Hibs for Mayor, but he’s really came onto a game as of late. A fantastic goal in the Edinburgh Derby is just a sign of things to come from Mayor. He’s been thrown into the deep end with Nicky Cadden’s injury, but he looks to have nailed down the left wing-back spot for the time being.
3. Callum Wright: An injury in pre-season derailed his start to the season, but he’s shown that X-Factor in glimpses so far. A fantastic assist against KF Shkendija ignited a match where Hibs never looked like scoring, then he scored the winner at Ibrox days later. Another winner away to Dundee at the weekend shows he’ll turn it up when most needed.
4. Jason Kerr: Hibs’ first signing of the window was clearly smart business from the get go, especially on a free. Kerr boasts a wealth of experience in Scotland and even captained St. Johnstone to their historic double in 2020/21. David Gray has added a leader at the back who can fill the void left by Rocky Bushiri’s injury. It’s also common knowledge that Kerr is a Hibs fan, so effort will never be a question when he’s playing for his boyhood club.
5. Marko Ivezić: Whilst the Serbian is yet to make his debut, Hibs looked to act fast to replace Warren O’Hora. Ivezić has years of experience in Germany’s top two leagues and promises to be a ball playing centre-back like his predecessor. Still only 24, he’s signed a three-year-deal in Leith.
6. Colton Swan: The American will arrive in January, but boasts an impressive record in The USA’s second tier. At only 19, he will arrive in Winter with a point to prove. It’s likely that he will be given half-a-season to bed in before becoming a regular part of the squad next season.
7. Nathan Lowe: The Stoke youngster arrived in Edinburgh on loan with the talk of being Scotland’s top scorer. Fans appreciated the ambition, but he’s only netted once in the league, and it’s not from a lack of chances. You can’t doubt his work rate, but the Englishman certainly hasn’t hit the ground running in Leith.
8. Alex Williams: Question marks were raised over Williams’ loan arrival from West Brom on deadline day. Hibs already have two right-backs in Felix Passlack and Kanayo Megwa, so signing a third when the club is crying out for a striker is certainly confusing.
9. Azeem Abdulai: An unused substitute in each of Hibs’ last eight matches, it seems he’s fallen down the midfield pecking order fast in Leith.

 Outgoings:

1. Alasana Manneh: In hindsight, a confusing signing. Manenh made just nine appearances in a year-and-a-half at Hibs, it’s clear La Masia’s graduate was never in David Gray’s plans. A red card on debut is about as memorable as it gets for him. It’s likely Manneh was on a decent wage after a rumoured £300,000 move, so Hibs will relish freeing up some wages.
2. Chris Cadden: Hibs’ aforementioned two right-backs rendered Cadden’s play time limited. There’s no doubt Cadden was a great service to the club for his five-and-a-half-year spell, but it was clear to see his time was up and he’s not the player he once was.
3. Murray Johnson: Academy goalkeeper Murray Johnson headed out on loan to Irish side Shelbourne this summer. Chances have been hard to come by for Johnson so far, so a loan move to the Irish top-flight makes sense.
4. Elie Youan: The Frenchman’s exit from Hibs seemed inevitable years before it happened. Youan had regularly been touted with moves away but Hibs’ valuation was never met, leading to him running down his contract and leaving for free. His time at Hibs was clearly up before his departure to Poland, but they’re also clearly missing a winger of his quality. For the talk of Callum Wright’s X-Factor, Youan is arguably the biggest X-Factor Hibs player in recent years, when he was on it, he was one of the best players in the league, albeit, his days became few and far between.
5. Josh Campbell:  The midfielder joined St. Johnstone on loan on deadline day in search of more game time. It seems stupid for Hibs to let go of a player with over 180 appearances at the club, with so many big moments to go with them. Hibs’ midfield options are luckily stacked and thankfully, this one is only a season-long loan.
6. Warren O’Hora: The Irishman’s departure to Leicester happened very quickly at the end of the window, but it’s a massive loss for Hibs. O’Hora had been David Gray’s most consistent defender during his time at the club and looked certain to be their captain next season. The only upsides to losing their best defender is the rumoured £400,000 fee and quick action to sign Marko Ivezic.

Overall, it’s easy to criticise Hibs’ window. They were very reliant on EFL League One and it’s also fair to argue they haven’t upgraded from last season’s fifth place team at all. David Gray is falling under pressure at the minute, but so is Hibs’ recruitment team. Hibs fans will hope the January transfer window is treated like a summer one with another massive overhaul, which is rarely possible in a mid-season window. They travel to Ross County in the League Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.