Lawrence Shankland should be ready for Hearts to take on fellow European hopefuls Aberdeen at the weekend.
It will be a major boost to Robbie Neilson's men who sit five points ahead of rivals Hibs in third but have been inconsistent in recent games, owing to back-to-beat defeats to top side Celtic and a loss to Rangers last month. But the Jambos will be looking to return to their solid vein of form and have notably missed 21-goal forward Shankland since his injury was revealed prior to facing Ange Postecoglou's men.
Neilson admits it's been a 'tough' period with injuries but revealed a few more bodies should be available for the trip up north and that Hearts' must only look at the history books to understand the importance of what consecutive European campaigns would do for the club.
