Orestis Kiomourtzoglou has been Hearts ' number one transfer target for a while, says Robbie Neilson.
The Jambos got their man before today’s 3-2 win over St Johnstone. The former Heracles Almelo player penned a three-year deal with the Tynecastle club after they paid a six-figure fee to sign the German from the Eredivise, thought to be around £350,000. He’s unlikely to be the last either, with Neilson planning on more new faces ahead of Thursday’s deadline.
Neilson explained that Hearts had tried to land the 24-year-old earlier in the window but couldn’t get a deal done. Things have since changed and he’s now been added to the squad. A debut against Kilmarnock in the Premier Sports Cup on Wednesday is a possibility, but player and club must wait on the Home Office rubber stamping his visa. If that doesn’t happen in time for Wednesday, then he will likely make his bow in maroon when the jambos travel to Livingston next weekend.
