Shaun Maloney reckons Hibs followers are about to see the very best of Joe Newell after the midfielder penned a brand new deal in Leith.
The Englishman has prolonged his keep till the summer time of 2025 after making a fast impression on Maloney who changed Jack Ross in December.
And the supervisor reckons the 29-year-old is nearly to hit his peak.
Paul Heckingbottom signed the playmaker from Rotherham in the summertime of 2019 and Newell has gone on to change into a agency followers' favorite since, making 94 appearances and scoring thrice.
Twenty-nine of these appearances have come this season and Maloney paid tribute to his management qualities on and off the park.
He mentioned: "I’m actually happy that Joe has dedicated to the membership for what I consider will likely be peak years in his profession.
“By way of what we try to construct right here for the long-term, Joe is an integral and actually influential participant.
"Not solely has he demonstrated a constant excessive stage of technical efficiency on the pitch, he performs an important management function inside the squad.
“He’s an actual instance to the younger gamers we now have within the squad, and he is usually a huge participant as we proceed to evolve transferring ahead, striving to attain our targets.
"The sturdy aggressive aspect of his recreation drives the group within the greatest of matches and I consider he can enhance much more via the work he's doing with myself and my teaching workers.
“Joe has an actual reference to the membership and our supporters, and we’re all delighted that he’s signed this new deal.”