Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Wouter Vrancken has told Claudio Braga he can benefit from remaining at Hearts in the increasingly likely event that no move materialises for the Portuguese forward in the current window.

Braga was widely expected to be sold this summer after scooping every Scottish Premiership player of the year award last season as the Jambos fell agonisingly short in their quest for title glory under Derek McInnes.

But current boss Vrancken expects the 26-year-old to remain at Tynecastle for the first half of the season at least, with several of Europe’s main transfer deadlines having now passed.

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