'He was up for it' - Carver tried to sign Hanley for Gdansk

Scotland defender Grant Hanley would currently be turning out for Lechia Gdansk rather than Hibs if John Carver had got his way.

Hanley, 33, has been an impressive addition to the Hibs backline since joining on a free in the summer and is a key player in Steve Clarke's Scotland squad, who are World Cup bound next summer after topping their qualifying group in dramatic fashion.

Carver, who stepped down as Scotland assistant in June to focus solely on his role as Lechia Gdansk manager, has revealed he tried to bring Hanley to Poland.

"I actually had a conversation with Grant about him coming across to Lechia Gdansk," Carver told BBC Sort.

"He was up for it, before he signed for Hibernian, he was up for coming across. But we have a criteria here that we only sign players of a certain age.

"Obviously Grant is getting on a little bit, but what a guy, what a super guy, what a character, what a professional, and he deserves to go to the World Cup more than anybody."