Hearts are busy trying to recruit players for next season as they look to strengthen the squad for Steven Naismith’s first full campaign in charge after the disappointment of missing out on third place last term.
Many new players are expected to arrive as the new boss looks to put his own stamp on things, but regardless of what happens it’s highly unlikely to be as busy a window as the one the club endured in the summer of 2018.
Following a poor season in which Craig Levein came down from the director of football role to replace Ian Cathro as manager, the Hearts manager set about transforming the squad. He certainly did that, with an astonishing 18 new arrivals.
Five years on, we look at where each and every one of those players is now...
Following a poor season in which Craig Levein came down from the director of football role to replace Ian Cathro as manager, the Hearts manager set about transforming the squad. He certainly did that, with an astonishing 18 new arrivals.