Martin Boyle declares Hibs love and 'sets story straight' on A-League transfer remarks

Martin Boyle has pledged his loyalty to Hibs amid fears the winger was edging towards a move to the A-League.

Australia star Boyle, 31, was quoted during the summer saying that he'd be open to finishing his career down under. It's believed Melbourne City and Perth Glory have been keeping tabs on the attacker, with Glory's director of football Stan Lazaridis adding fuel to the rumours by suggesting that conversations had already taken place.

But Boyle has moved to set the story straight by insisting he has no immediate plans to quit Easter Road as he vowed to at least see out his contract, which expires next summer.

He said: "I’m a Hibernian player, and I will be a Hibernian player until they say it’s enough. That’s how I want it to be. There is nothing I love more than representing this club. My family are embedded in the club, my kids love this club.

"I’m still contracted here, and that’s how it will be for the remainder of my contract. I just want to get that straight. A lot of fans maybe took it like I was wanting to jump ship, wanting out, but I want to get the story straight. That’s not the case. At the age I am, the idea of giving something back to Australia was the point I was trying to get across.

"In my head, I knew what I was meaning. But other people maybe took it out of context. Looking back on it, it doesn’t look great, but there was no way I wanted to disrespect the club at all. It was me talking about future plans. Speculation is speculation, I’ve said that before.

"It’s got to the point where I’m living and breathing Hibs. I want it to always be like that. I love nothing more than being at this club and representing this club."