New Hearts signing Orestis Kiomourtzoglou has been registered for the Europa Conference League despite the club still waiting on his visa.
The German midfielder penned a three-year deal with the Tynecastle club a week ago. They paid £350,000 to sign him from Eredivisie outfit Heracles Almelo and he was paraded in front of the fans prior to last Sunday’s 3-2 Scottish Premiership win over St Johnstone.
However, he still hasn’t made his debut in maroon. He missed the Premier Sports Cup defeat to Kilmarnock in midweek and yesterday’s 1-0 league loss away to Livingston. The Home Office is yet to rubber stamp the paperwork required for the 24-year-old to take to the pitch. Regardless, Robbie Neilson has included him in the 25-man squad ahead of Thursday’s Europa Conference League Group A opener at home to Istanbul Basaksehir to ensure the new recruit is ready to go when the red tape is taken care of.
