Lennon hopes to persuade McGeouch to stay at Hibs
The midfielder is out of contract this summer and was expected to leave the club
Neil Lennon has not given up hope of persuading Dylan McGeouch to stay at Easter Road after revealing the midfielder could be set for a change of heart.
The Easter Road boss previously claimed he had decided it was time to move on.
The 25-year-old appeared close to tears as he waved goodbye to the Leith crowd following their thrilling 5-5 draw on the final day of the season.
England was expected to be his next move, with Fulham, Brentford and QPR keeping tabs on the former Celtic playmaker.
But Lennon is clinging to the hope that McGeouch might decide against heading south and instead pen a fresh deal to remain in Edinburgh.
Lennon said: "It's an interesting one with Dylan because it's not done yet. We are still in there fighting for that.
"We've a small chink of light. The way he was after his last game we more or less felt that may be it but there's still some movement there.
"The club have made him what we feel is a very good offer.''
Lennon faces having to start again this summer unless he can tie down deals for some of the star performers who took his newly-promoted outfit to a whisker of finishing second.
John McGinn remains at the centre of speculation tipping him with a move south - although no firm offer has yet been received - while loanees Florian Kamberi, Jamie Maclaren and Scott Allan are due to return to their parent clubs.
But Lennon, who shrugged of headlines suggesting he was ready to move for Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday, is confident he can hold onto the bulk of the squad.
"We're in negotiations with a number of the players on loan,'' said the Northern Irishman, whose side have also secured a Europa League spot following Motherwell's Scottish Cup final defeat.
"They're ongoing and we're hoping to get a positive outcome from one or two of those.
"I've met the board and it was all positive. I had a four-hour meeting with my scouting staff which was very positive too, so there is a lot of work being done in the background at the minute.
"Talks are ongoing, we've made a pitch certainly for Kamberi, I can't tell you too much about the Maclaren situation, but in terms of Flo we're in active talks on a daily basis with his representatives.
"Most teams would like to have Scott Allan in their side but again that is for further on down the line.''
Meanwhile, Lennon could start the new Ladbrokes Premiership campaign sitting in the stand.
Lennon is due to face an misconduct charge on June 21 after darting onto the pitch to celebrate Maclaren's last-gasp equaliser during his team's breathless 5-5 draw with Rangers on the final day of the campaign.
The former Celtic boss already has a suspended two-game ban hanging over him following a bust-up with referee Kevin Clancy at Rugby Park but he hopes disciplinary chiefs go easy.
He said: "There was no malice or harm in it, it was the last kick of the game that finished of an amazing game and an amazing season for us so it was a little bit of over-exuberance and a little bit of fun.'