Hearts will fly off to a Spanish training camp on Friday and Craig Halkett admits he'll finally have some sunshine on the horizon.
The Jambos defender is battling back from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained against Dundee United on Boxing Day which brought a shuddering halt to his season. It's now five months down the line on the 28-year-old's lonely road to recovery but the defender told Record Sport he's pencilled in a September return and he spoke of the frustrations at being sidelined during months of turmoil at Tynecastle.
Months of frustration of having a powerless watching berth as Hearts parted company with Robbie Neilson following a horror run of results before Steven Naismith stepped up as caretaker and then technical director. Halkett revealed the former Scotland striker has warned his squad he's not interested in winning any popularity contests with a Europa Conference League third qualifying round looming.
