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Former Celtic striker Georgios Samaras is believed to have arrived back in Scotland yesterday to sign a deal with Hibs.

Samaras played under Neil Lennon's leadership at Parkhead, and it is believed the current Rayo OKC player could sign a six-month contract to play for the Edinburgh side.

Rumours began circulating on Tuesday after a picture of Samaras landing at a Scottish Airport was posted online.

If true, Samaras will join former team-mate Kris Common at the club. Commons is currently on loan from the Parkhead side.

Meanwhile, Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers is ready to kick-off Celtic's January spending with a £2.8million swoop for Ivory Coast midfielder Kouassi Eboue.

The Parkhead outfit have agreed a fee with the 19-year-old's Russian club FC Krasnador.

Now they must strike personal terms and apply for a work permit, but Rodgers is confident the deal will go through.

A four-year deal has been put on the table and the Hoops boss has high hopes Eboue can become the long-term replacement for current Hoops skipper Scott Brown.