HEARTS director Sergejus Fedotovas insists the club are not actively looking to cash in on winger Andy Driver amid further interest from Burnley in the England Under-21 cap.
Despite refusing to confirm or deny if the Tynecastle side had received an offer from the Clarets for the 21-year-old, Fedotovas, who admits bids have been tabled for players, is hoping Driver remains at the club as they prepare for Europa League foo
tball next term. Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov is thought to have put a 5million price tag on Driver's head following his involvement at the Under-21 European Championships in Sweden.
Coventry and Sheffield United have also been linked with the Oldham-born player but Fedotovas shares manager Csaba Laszlo's view that Driver should first serve his apprenticeship in Edinburgh before thinking about a move south.
Fedotovas said: "We are not in any rush to sell Andy Driver, absolutely. The manager and the club also believes he still needs to develop as well. We are discussing bids that have come in but at the moment our priority right now is to strengthen the squad."
Driver has been given special dispensation by Laszlo to miss the forthcoming tour of Germany following his involvement with England Under-21s.
Hearts return to training this morning and could welcome Spanish winger Jesus Manuel Santana Abreu after the player underwent a medical on Monday. The 24-year-old plied his trade with UD Fuerteventura last season in the third tier of Spanish football, scoring nine goals. However, striker Mike Tullberg, who spent an injury-plagued campaign on loan from Italian side Reggina last season, remains in the dark over his future despite Laszlo previously admitting he wanted to re-sign the Dane.
The deadline for Hearts having first refusal on signing the marksman passed yesterday.
Tullberg's agent Ivan Marko Benes said: "There is nothing new regarding Mike. I hope something can be sorted out, the manager had told me that he wanted to keep him."
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