Callum Paterson is a player Hearts are actively looking to sign, but Robbie Neilson says they have other irons in the fire and aren’t going all in purely for their former player.
Paterson is out of contract at the end of the season and has found himself in and out of the team at Sheffield Wednesday. A return to Edinburgh is understood to appeal to the academy graduate, who initially left Tynecastle for Cardiff City five years ago under freedom of contract.
A January deal could be possible if the owls are prepared to get Paterson off the wage bill in order to free up space in the budget for new arrivals of their own. Jambos chief executive Andrew McKinlay explained that what sort of deal the club are able to do for Paterson will depend on whether Wednesday wasn't to hold on to him until the summer or not.
