Hearts close to Kabore signing but exits expected

Hearts are close to signing Pierre Landry Kabore but also expect departures, says chief executive Andrew McKinlay.

Narva Trans and Burkino Faso winger Kabore has been linked with the Scottish Premiership club.

Christian Borchgrevink, Claudio Braga, Stuart Findlay, Sabah Kerjota, Alexandros Kyziridis and Oisin McEntee have already arrived at Tyncastle this summer while Elton Kabangu has formalised a move following a loan spell.

Derek McInnes' side have won all four of his games this term, securing top spot in Premier Sports Cup Group E and a place in the last 16. They host Aberdeen in their Premiership opener on 4 August.

"We're hoping to get Kabore over the line," McKinlay told club media.

"Some of the players that we've brought in so far, they've hit the ground running, some real excitement among some of these players. You can tell we're going to play in a different way.

"What we haven't had yet is the new width on the right, but we've now got Kerjota in and I think as everyone knows, as well.

"As far as doing any more, the focus is very much now on moving in the other direction. That's very much the manager's view on things.

"Now he's had a chance to assess the squad, there will unfortunately be some players that are just surplus to requirements, just based on a numbers game.

"So we'll hopefully move some players out before the end of the window. Whether we bring any more in will depend partly on what goes out, but it's not that we're not looking, not monitoring, and we'll always be doing that."