Source: Team_Talk
Hughes hopes Nish goes nowhere
Striker Nish, 28, has been linked with a £200,000 move to Scunthorpe but Hibs boss Hughes is determined not to sell any of his current starting XI.
Hughes also revealed he is eyeing one or two more players to bolster his defence and midfield and admitted that could involve
fringe men being moved on.
"I wouldn't want to be doing any kind of business on guys that are starting in my 11," he said.
"I would like to think I could get another one or two in before the window closes.
"For that to happen, there would have to be three or four leaving the club.
"While the window's still open, maybe they might be better finding themselves another club.
"They're really going to have convince me they're something special to get a game in front of some of the guys that I'm bringing to the club."
Hughes hinted at Jonatan Johansson being one of those he is prepared to sacrifice.
Finland forward Johansson, 34, has struggled to make an impact since joining Hibs in January.
"Jonatan is one of them, I have to say, who would possibly come into that category," said Hughes of the striker, who is set to return to training after an injury lay-off.
The Hibs boss denied any interest in ex-Aberdeen defender Russell Anderson, who has struggled to make the grade at Sunderland and suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury last season.
Also ruled out was a move for former Easter Road star Guillaume Beuzelin, who has been training with Celtic.
Hughes was speaking at the official unveiling of his latest summer signing, Anthony Stokes, who made his debut in Saturday's 3-1 SPL win at Falkirk.
The 21-year-old striker's capture from Sunderland was a coup for Hibs.
Stokes scored 16 goals in 18 starts when Hughes had him on loan at Falkirk three years ago.
But the Republic of Ireland international insists he is not under any pressure to reproduce that form for his new club.
"I'm not trying to replicate it," he said.
"Obviously, I want to score as many goals as I can but I'm not going to put any other stipulations on it.
"I'm just going to go out, take every game as it comes and hopefully take the chances that come my way."
Stokes was reticent when asked how much of a pay cut he had taken to return to Scotland.
But he added: "At the end of the day, I just want to be back playing football week in, week out, and that's all I'm worried about."
After completing his move on Friday, Stokes revealed the chance to work with Hughes again was a big factor behind his decision to join Hibs.
Asked what was so special about his new boss, he said: "It's just his whole personality.
"The last time I was up here, I felt very relaxed about my football and I just enjoyed it.
"So I thought if I'm coming back to anywhere, it'll be to play under him."
Hughes' desire to offload a striker highlights the competition for places there is now at Hibs.
Stokes, who described himself as around three or four games from full match fitness, is ready to fight for a spot in the team.
He said: "I think if I'm playing as well as I can, I'm obviously going to be competitive for a place.
"It's a good thing to have that many strikers because you can only win games by scoring goals."
