Hearts run the rule over Ghanaian prospect Michel Otou

Hearts will assess Ghanaian under-20 international Michel Otou while the player trains with the Tynecastle club's development squad.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Jul 2017, 14:05 BST

Updated 18th Jul 2017, 08:47 BST

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Michel Otou featuring for Hearts in a pre-season tournament against Spartans.

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After beginning his career with Unistar AS in his homeland, the 19-year-old was most recently with Portuguese club Portimonense SC, who earned promotion to the Portuguese top flight after winning the LigaPro championship last season.

A holding midfielder, Otou has not made a first team appearance for the Algarve-based outfit, although has one cap for the Black Stars at Under 20 level.