'Real leader' Bushiri extends Hibs stay until 2028
"Real leader" and "role model" Rocky Bushiri has agreed a new three-year deal at Hibernian following the expiration of his previous contract.The Easter Road club say "a number of teams were interested" in the 25-year-old DR Congo international, who has been in Edinburgh since January 2022."Rocky played a huge part in our success last season not only on the pitch but off it in the dressing room too," said head coach David Gray. "As a character, he's a perfect role model; he always works as hard as he can, is consistently trying to push himself, and he's a real leader."As a player, it was clear to see we saw the best of him last season. He has the perfect physical attributes for Scottish football and was growing in confidence and developing week on week."More to follow.
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