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:
5. Lawrence Shankland
Arrived as a promising young talent from Queen's Park but didn't get much of a chance to prove himself in McInnes' Aberdeen sides. Spent time on loan at Dunfermline, Morton and St Mirren before being released in 2017. Hearts fans are familiar with what happened next... | SNS Group
6. Nicky Weaver
The veteran English stopper, who made over 150 appearances for Manchester City, was best known to Scottish football fans for his stint with Dundee United in 2010. Spent the last year of his pro career at Pittordie as back up keeper. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602
7. Michael Hector
Arrived on loan from Reading and impressed enough during that spell to finally earn a shot in the EFL side's first team when he wen't back before being snapped up by Chelsea. Wen't on to play for clubs such as Eintracht Frankfurt, Fulham and is now at Dagenham & Redbridge | SNS Group
8. Alan Tate
The Swansea City legend had a brief loan spell in the North East towards the end of his career. He was most recently seen as assistant manager at Leicester City. | SNS Group