Macedonia player claims Hearts interest

MACEDONIA international Ilco Naumoski claims Hearts have made a bid to take him to Tynecastle next season.

The 25-year-old striker will be remembered by the Tartan Army for scoring the goal which gave his country a 1-0 win over Scotland in their World Cup qualifying opener.

He is now a free agent after a spell with Austrian club SV Mattersburg and could be set for a move to Britain, with interest from both sides of the border.

Naumoski told the Daily Record: "I will decide in the next days where I will go. There are good opportunities in Scotland and England.

"I believe Hearts are one of the three that have brought an offer to the table but I don't want to go into detail at this stage.

"I know Csaba Laszlo was the manager of the year in Scotland last season and my advisor speaks very highly about him."