Hearts hero Jamie Walker has opened up on his Jambos transfer exit hell after a 'messy' negotiation period between the club and Rangers left his head 'all over the place'.
Walker joined Hearts as a youngster aged just 10, and made his first-team debut nine years later under the guidance of John McGlynn. Thrusting him straight into the first-team picture despite not featuring for the club at all the season before, he took the responsibility in his stride with a total of 26 appearances for his hometown side and became one of the more coveted youngsters in the Scottish game. Five more full seasons at Tynecastle followed, with Walker amassing 160 appearances for the club by the summer of 2017, with 38 goals in the process.
That was when Rangers came calling. Reports suggested at the time that the Gers were keen to land Walker after finishing third in the Scottish Premiership, in a bid to see Aberdeen off in second and finally get to challenge Celtic for the title after their plummet to the doldrums of League Two. But a move never materialised, and whilst Walker made his way to England before returning to Hearts with some success, he opened up on a 'messy situation' which was, by his own admission, 'mentally tough'.
