David Gray and the Hibs recruitment staff will be scanning the market for potential signings this summer, and fans are eager to find out when the first new arrival will be presented at Easter Road. Gray will want to put his own stamp on a Hibees squad he already knows well.
Beyond that, Hibs also need to improve significantly after a disappointing season of last, and that is unlikely to happen without new arrivals. As the search for new signings ramps up, we have rounded up the first signings of the summer from the last 15 years to see what those players are up to now. Take a look below.
![Allan is a free agent having just left Arbroath, spending last season on loan with Lame.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/19/9/07/GettyImages-461073678.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Scott Allan - Free - 2019/20
Allan is a free agent having just left Arbroath, spending last season on loan with Lame. | Getty Images
![Kamberi left for St Gallen after a solid spell with Hibs that lasted two years. He later returned to Scotland on loan with Aberdeen, also spending time at Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town. He has just left Slaven Belupo.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/19/9/35/GettyImages-1355160992.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Florian Kamberi - £150,000 - 2018/19
Kamberi left for St Gallen after a solid spell with Hibs that lasted two years. He later returned to Scotland on loan with Aberdeen, also spending time at Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town. He has just left Slaven Belupo. | Getty Images
![Swanson left Hibs after one season. He rejoined St Johnston and retired after two years with East Fife.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/19/10/33/GettyImages-949667702.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Danny Swanson - Free - 2017/18
Swanson left Hibs after one season. He rejoined St Johnston and retired after two years with East Fife. | Getty Images
![Holt, who scored five goals in 30 games for Hibs, went on to join Barrow and then Wroxham - with an 'o' - before retiring in 2022.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/19/10/30/GettyImages-1147369399.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Grant Holt - Free - 2016/17
Holt, who scored five goals in 30 games for Hibs, went on to join Barrow and then Wroxham - with an 'o' - before retiring in 2022. | Getty Images