Hearts will be doing everything they can NOT to sell Kye Rowles next month despite his transfer value being higher than ever after the World Cup.
Rowles was arguably the most impressive of the three Jambos in Qatar with Nathaniel Atkinson and Cammy Devlin also travelling – the latter going home with Lionel Messi's shirt despite not getting off the bench. Rowles played every minute as they eventually went out to Messi and Co and having only joined Hearts in the summer from Central Coast Mariners, the 24-year-old looks a valuable asset.
But Andrew McKinlay and Joe Savage are by no means committed to cashing in as the CEO insisted the focus for Hearts is on strengthening Robbie Neilson's squad rather than raking in the cash when the transfer window opens. McKinlay said at their AGM on Thursday: “There will be money (to spend on transfers). We will always look to come out of a transfer window stronger than when we come into it. I’m very positive we will come out of this window better.