Hearts and Hibs are both expected to try and reinforce their first team squad’s in the January transfer window but recruitment is also a long game and both clubs will likely also have targets in mind for summer 2025.
As ever, they could very well look to utilise the free agent market and a player who has experience in Scottish football as well as quality is often a desirable asset. There are plenty of those who are currently set to become free agents at the time of print as they approach the last six months of their deals which means they may very well be available on free transfer.
Here are 10 current EFL Championship players who are all currently set to become free agents this summer that Hearts or Hibs could potentially target:
5. Emiliano Marcondes
Hibs fans would have loved to see him back at Easter Road but he signed a short term deal with Norwich City after a spell as a free agent which only runs till the end of the current campaign | Getty Images
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6. Callum Paterson
Often linked with a return to Scottish football, usually with former club Hearts, but ends up signing short term extensions with Sheffield Wednesday, the latest of which is coming to an end in the summer | Getty Images
7. Kal Naismith
Has been away from the Scottish game for some time and has played for multiple EFL clubs including Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic and Luton Town since leaving Rangers. The versatile player's current deal with Bristol Rovers is up at the end of the season | Getty Images
8. Michael Rose
The former Aberdeen and Ayr United defender spent four seasons with Coventry City before joining Stoke City in 2023 and his two year deal comes to an end this summer | Getty Images