The English Championship side has already had a couple of bids knocked back by the cash-strapped Easter Road club for the Swiss-born striker.
Hibs, who will ask players to take wage cuts on top of deferrals already in place to deal with the COVID-19 lockdown, are now prepared to sell in a cut-price deal with additional future payments and clauses.
Kamberi was on-loan at Rangers for the second half of last season and Steven Gerrard remains interested, although there are also other English sides watching his situation closely, while Polish side Lech Poznan remain long-term admirers.
The Ibrox club have prioritised other positions ahead of the wide attacking positions but the Kamberi deal they could return to later in the window, especially if they are able to move on some of their fringe players.
Hibs are prepared to let the 25-year-old go for the same six figure price as they paid Grasshopper for him two years with a second future payment and additional add-ons.
Kamberi is currently back doing pre-season with his Hibs’ team mates.
The Edinburgh giants are feeling the full effects of the COVID-19 cash crisis.
They have already agreed deferrals with their players and staff but now they are looking to make further wage and financial savings with the Premiership set to resume behind closed doors.
Hibs could now have to sell some of their squad to help balance the books with the likes of Australian international Martin Boyle and Israeli keeper Ofir Marciano set to go into the final year of their contracts.
Boyle is already attracting interest from Stoke City and Huddersfield.
It would make financial sense to sell them rather than lose them for nothing this time next year.
Hibs chairman Ron Gordon has warned cuts are coming because the lockdown has put a substantial and unsustainable strain on the club’s finances.
He has claimed that the club will make a loss from the 2019-20 season being cut short and revenues being halved for the forthcoming season.
Gordon said: “We must now focus our limited resources on our core business – and that is supporting our first team to deliver success on the pitch. That is what we are here to do. This scaling back will have an impact on our people, and we enter into a period of consultation with them to discuss the potential impact on them.
“I would like to thank the contribution and efforts of all of our staff during this difficult time.
“We will get through this by all working together. Supporters, staff, management and players have all played their part so far, and I believe will continue to do so.”
Hibs have already sold more than 6,500 season tickets and a lot of their revenues comes through the turnstiles.
Boss Jack Ross will now need to put all future transfer activity on hold and that would put Dundee United in front in the fight to land Dunfermline Athletic striker Kevin Nisbet and former Hamilton defender Alex Gogic.
© SNS Group Kevin Nesbit was at the double for Dunfermline
With pre-season training due to begin at East Mains next Monday, Gordon and Leeann Dempster have a week to thrash out another agreement that will see pay packets slashed ahead of the big kick-off.
Hibs missed out on £100,000 in prize money after the decision to end the Premiership season based on points per game saw them drop into the bottom six, overtaken by Kilmarnock.
And there will be no Edinburgh derby income either after city rivals’ Hearts saw their relegation confirmed.
Ross is also preparing to make changes to his coaching set up.
Former St Mirren and Sunderland goalkeeping coach Craig Samson, who joined up with Ross at the Stadium of Light after playing under him and John Potter st St Mirren, is set to link up with his old boss once again.
Samson is currently on the staff at Rochdale but is keen to return to Scotland.
Current goalkeeping coach Alan Combe will leave Hibs.
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