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:
33. Wes Burns
The winger, who has gone on to win 10 caps for Wales, signed on loan from Bristol City and made 13 appearances. He then spent three seasons at Fleetwood Town before moving to Ipswich Town in 2021. | SNS Group
34. James Maddison
Very much a superstar of the Premier League now with Tottenham Hotspur, who paid £40m for his services, he spent the first half of the 2016/17 season on loan at Aberdeen. | SNS Group
35. Ryan Christie
After Maddison returned to Norwich City, McInnes moved to bring in Christie from Celtic and would eventually extend the loan with the now Scotland international spending 18 months in the North East as he moved his career to the next level | SNS Group
36. Greg Tansey
After standing out for Inverness the midfielder was snapped up by Aberdeen but injuries hampered his time at Pittodrie and he managed only nine league appearances in two seasons. | SNS Group