New signing Lawrence Shankland makes unusual promise if Hearts win a trophy

Lawrence Shankland has vowed to bring back the mohawk hairstyle from his young days at Hearts if he can help the club win a trophy.

The former Dundee United striker put pen to paper on a three-year deal earlier this week to join from Belgian side Beerschot for an undisclosed six-figure fee.

It represents a return of sorts for the Scottish international to Gorgie. He was part of the Hearts academy set-up in his younger days, something which came to the attention of supporters in recent years thanks to a picture of Shankland in a maroon strip with a bleach-blonde mohawk on his head.

Asked in a feature on Sky Sports News ahead of the new Scottish Premiership campaign whether the mohawk would be returning, he said: "If we win a trophy I'll bring it back for a full season I think! It's probably a better haircut than I have just now to be fair so I might just bring it back naturally."

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