Eleven days of the summer transfer window remain and Hearts’ business is not yet finished. Nine new signings checked into Tynecastle Park since the end of last season and more will follow before the deadline at 7pm on Monday, 1 September.
Head coach Derek McInnes is already operating with an enlarged first-team squad due to all the arrivals but there are still areas he wants to strengthen. Moving players out is also high on the agenda. Below is a position-by-position account of what to expect from Hearts before the window shuts:
9. ISLAM CHESNOKOV
The Kazakhstan international winger has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Hearts in November this year when his Tobol Kostanay deal expires. Tynecastle officials still want a quick transfer before the summer window shuts to avoid him arriving in November and being unable to register with the Scottish FA until the January window opens. Tobol want to keep Chesnokov because they are challenging for the league title. As it stands, it looks very unlikely that he will move to Edinburgh before the 1 September deadline, but Hearts have the option of making one last attempt to agree a deal in the next week or so. | Getty Images