Football Manager predicts Hearts 2026 starting XI - former Celtic and Chelsea duo signed

We looked three years forward with Football Manager 2024 to see how the Jambos have been getting on and what players they have signed.

Football Manager 2024 has been released live on Steam through early access and fans of the popular game are already sinking their teeth into the latest edition. The series is now over 30-years old and an impressive worldwide database of clubs, players and staff gives gamers the opportunity to take charge of their beloved clubs and attempt to guide them to unprecedented successes.

Just for fun, we simulated three years into the future with the new game to see how clubs across the Scottish Premiership and the rest of the world had fared. Here is how the Hearts starting XI looked in our simulation at the close of the 2026 summer transfer window:

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