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Martin Boyle will leave Hibernian when his contract expires this summer Hibernian boss David Gray has confirmed forward Martin Boyle will leave the club at the conclusion of this season. Boyle, who initially joined the club on loan from Dundee in January 2015, is closing in on 400 appearances and 100 goals for the Easter Road outfit. "The situation is, he'll be out of contract at the end of the season and he'll be moving on, " Gray said. "But what he deserves and what he will do between now and the end of the season, and what he's desperate to do, is to go out on a high, as high as he possibly can. "That's his mindset just now. And he deserves to go out that way as well for what he's done for the football club. "I think he's only a couple of games away from 400 games, 100-odd goals. An incredible servant to the club. So that's all on his mind as well, to try and finish on a high. "Also he's got the carrot of trying to be in the best possible form going into the end of the season with a World Cup coming up, which is something that is a big driving force for a lot of players. This weekend Hibernian take on Livingston and remain hopeful of catching Motherwell who currently hold fourth position in the table. Gray says with a European place up for grabs for the team that finishes the season in fourth place regardless of this he only wants to catch the team immediately above them. "I think regardless of whether European place was for fifth, fourth, guaranteed, whatever, we want to try and catch that team in front of us, " he said. "That's not going to change. We've still got to play Motherwell twice before the end of the season. "There's nine games to go, 27 points. We're seven points behind. It's well within our capabilities. But at the same time, you are playing catch-up to a team that's in good form. "I know they lost their last game, but all we can concentrate on is ourselves. And I think that's the driving force. "Yes, it guarantees it if you finish fourth, but we need to try and catch that team in front of us. So that's not going to change. "What we've got is this weekend is an opportunity at home against a good side, fighting for their life. "At this stage of the season there's not a game between now and the split happening, that there's nothing on it. I'd imagine it to go right to the very end of the split. "There's nobody sitting in sort of no-man's land. Everyone's got something to fight for, which is going to make every game huge between now and the end of the season. " Visit our Hibs page for all the latest news, analysis and fan views Get Hibs news notifications in the BBC Sport app Cheltenham Festival: Build-up to Gold Cup as Gaelic Warrior backed in to favourite Tottenham players can either 'cry or fight' - Tudor The numbers behind Borthwick's nightmare Six Nations Oscar-nominated Frankenstein and more movies that made Guillermo del Toro Celebrated actor Jessie Buckley picks her Desert Island Discs A new spin on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Behind the making of one of Hollywood's most quotable films 'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played' How Mc Tominay became a Napoli icon after Man Utd exit Scotland men's internationals to be shown live on BBC Commonwealth Games: Why is it so special to be part of Team Scotland? From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs 'Iran's women are heroes - they want to be free' The numbers behind Borthwick's nightmare Six Nations Jason Tindall - the most misunderstood man in football? Players must believe in your methods - the mentality of winning a relegation battle How do Scots beat 'nemesis' Ireland for first time in 12 meetings? Why London Spirit spent £390, 000 on uncapped Sussex all-rounder Coles From best in league to bench - Foden's mysterious loss of form Why England will keep kicking regardless of what fans think Will Everton's formidable away form throw open title race? Meet Paralympics GB's 26th team member Winter Paralympics daily guide: 13 golds to be decided on Friday Tudor's tactics: Pinpointing how his choices have made things worse The Brits travelling in their thousands to 'Costa del Cheltenham' Frozen out? The 'mixed' team event with one female player Old Firm chaos: What happened? Who said what? What now? Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.