With promises from Club Chairman George Fraser that substantial investment will be made during this transfer window, with the focus being on experience, then it could be a busy January.

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9th January 2009

The confusion surrounding the signings of Filipe Morais and Thierry Gatheussi from Hibs continues with the Press & Journal and other sources yesterday reporting that the two had moved on loan.

However, during the course of Thursday afternoon and into Friday, it was revealed that the two had signed permanent contracts until the end of the season. On Friday afternoon, Sky Sports claims that the two have signed on with Inverness until the end of the season with no mention of the transfers being on a loan basis.

Both players do not currently figure in the plans of Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen and with both Gatheussi and Morais out of contract at the end of the season, having only penned two year deals when they were signed by previous manager John Collins, both will be eager to try and secure deals for next season, either with Inverness or another club by turning in some good performances.

Morais in particular will be looking to put his recent troubles in Edinburgh behind him as he looks to build on a career that had started so promisingly when he started off with big spending Chelsea.

8th January 2009

The Scotsman reports that Inverness Caley Thistle have moved to strengthen their squad by signing Filipe Morais and Theirry Gathuessi on loan from Hibs. Manager Craig Brewster had previously indicated that he had been backed with funds that were available to bring in new faces during the January transfer window and had hinted at two to three arrivals at the club. Both players find themselves out of favour with Easter Road boss Mixu Paatelainen and, according to paper, have signed on loan until the end of the season although Inverness have yet to confirm the story.

The arrival of Morais, a predominantly right sided midfielder, would suggest that the 23 year old Portuguese player is a replacement for recently departed veteran Barry Wilson who was not offered a new deal by the club and who was released from his 6 month contract, which ended in January, so that he could join Division One side Queen of the South. Morais has found it hard to get into the first team picture this year due to the form of Alan O’Brien keeping him out of the Hibs side but he will be familiar to many Inverness fans due to appearing against ICT in several games since his arrival in Leith in 2007. Most notable of these games was an altercation between Phil McGuire and Morais with the Inverness defender angered by Morais attempt at diving which caused a scuffle to break out between the two who were then sent off. Morais began his career at Chelsea before moving to Milwall after a loan spell at MK Dons. Morais then journeyed to Scotland for a loan spell in Perth with Saint Johnstone before eventually signing for Hibs whilst they were managed by John Collins. Morais has scored once for Hibs during a 4 – 2 win over Saint Johnstone, another of his former clubs.

Defender Gathuessi, who can play at left or right back, looks to have been signed to give competition to regulars Richard Hastings and Ross Tokely, both of whom have been criticised by some sections of the ICT support for below par performances this season. With the future Lionel Djebi Zadi seemingly unclear, Guthuessi arrives hoping to challenge for a starting spot in the first XI. The defenders style of play is similar to that of Djebi Zadi being known for adventurous forward runs yet being somewhat fragile defensively.

The same paper also reports that Brewster might be looking to the other side of Edinburgh in an attempt to bolster the misfiring Inverness forward line by turning his attentions to Callum Elliot once again. A move for the Jambos forward never came to fruition despite a collection of stories in the papers about a move for the striker who ended up joining Livingston on loan and hit 11 goals for the Lions before being recalled by Csaba Laszlo for the game against Motherwell last night. With midfielder Ian Black joining Hearts at the end of the season under a pre contract agreement and the Edinburgh side keen to get Black on board as soon as possible, Brewster might look to a player swap deal to get Elliot to Inverness.