Hearts have made an official move to bring Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes to Tynecastle as they step up the search for Neil Critchley’s successor.
The 53-year old has delivered success with St Johnstone, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock throughout his time as a head coach in Scottish football and a big part of that has been his signings. It’s fair to say the former Rangers midfielder has a preference for UK based players which brings up the question of what that means for the current oversees players at Tynecastle and the club’s current recruitment process involving Jamestown Analytics.
Here are the 116 signings that McInnes made for Aberdeen and Kilmarnock:
65. Greg Leigh
The former Manchester City youth star arrived on loan from Dutch outfit NAC Breda and then signed permanently for the Dons but was never really a first team regular and has since turned out for Oxford United, Ipswich Town and Morecambe | SNS Group
66. Zak Vyner
Looked a steady if unspectacular player during his brief loan spell with Aberdeen but has become a key part of the Bristol City side since returning from Pittodrie and has made over 200 league appearances for the EFL Championship club including helping them to the play-offs this season | SNS Group
67. Jon Gallagher
The 2019/20 season saw a change in the Aberdeen boardroom with the arrival of Dave Cormack who set up a link with MLS outfit Atlanta United. This facilitated the loan arrival of utility player Jon Gallagher, the very first Dons signing under McInnes with no previous senior experience in British football. | SNS Group
68. Ronald Hernandez
Aberdeen are believed to have paid £850k for the Venezuela international. What they got for that was less than ten first team appearances before a move to their partner club Atlanta. Undoubtedly the strangest transfer saga in McInnes' career as a head coach. | SNS Group