Shaun Maloney reckons the Hibs faithful should have no problem welcoming Demetri Mitchell to the green half of Edinburgh after watching the former Jambo fight for his capital return.
The 25-year-old spent 18 months on loan at Tynecastle from Manchester United but has now signed up to the Easter Road ranks after quitting Blackpool.
There’s still plenty of evidence of Mitchell’s Hearts connections on his social media accounts but the Hibs’ PR team acted sharply to prevent any of that being cast back at the winger with a tongue-in-cheek Twitter video making light of his Gorgie past.
And Maloney - who has dished out a two-and-a-half-year deal to his new recruit - is in no doubt his maroon loyalties are now firmly a thing of the past after Mitchell’s big push for his Leith move.
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