Jacob Davenport has trained with Hearts ahead of a potential move to the capital club - but a deal to sign Lee Seung-Woo has hit a stumbling block.
After leaving Blackburn Rovers at the end of last season, Davenport has been unable to find a new team, spending time on trial at Reading. Edinburgh Evening News reports that he has checked in at Riccarton on a similar basis with Robbie Neilson's men ahead of their Europa League play-off matches with Linfield or FC Zurich later this month, on top of an Edinburgh derby this Sunday.
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He has 'held talks with Hearts officials and more discussions are expected to take place later in the week' claims the report. Seung-woo meanwhile is another they are keen to sign and talks are ongoing surrounding a release clause in the South Korea international forward's Suwon FC deal. But it will not be a straightforward negotiation.
He has scored ten goals in 22 appearances so far this term but picked up a red card in his last outing and is now suspended for Suwon’s next two games.
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They are also reluctant to acknowledge interest from Tynecastle in one of their star men, with K League 1 currently midway through their season.
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