Peter Haring admits he didn’t want to rush into anything after Hearts offered him a new contract.
But after the Austrian helped take care of European qualification, there was nowhere else he wanted to be next season. As the likes of Craig Gordon, Craig Halkett, Stephen Kingsley, barrie McKay and Andy Halliday all put pen to paper on extensions, a question remained over Haring’s future.
At one stage, he was the only senior player not tied down beyond the summer, barring John Souttar, who had already agreed a switch to Rangers. Beni Baningime suffering a long term injury perhaps helped speed things along after he was ruled out for up to nine months with a knee ligament injury. Less than week later, Robbie Neilson confirmed that an offer had been made to Haring and it was a case of waiting on an answer. With third place and a Scottish Cup final still to secure, the 29-year-old was focused on getting the job done last season before deciding where he might be after the summer.
