Hearts have been dealt a blow of their pursuit of Lawrence Shankland as Beerschot insisted he isn't on the market. Robbie Neilson is interested by bringing the Scotland worldwide to Tynecastle this summer time to assist enhance the membership's Europa League push.
The ex- Dundee United, Ayr United and Aberdeen ahead was prime scorer for the Belgian aspect final time period regardless of their relegation from the Jupiler Professional League, netting 5 targets from 20 begins. However dropping out of the top-flight had prompted hypothesis Shankland might look to maneuver again to Scotland.
Hearts have been incessantly linked with the 26-year-old lately however no transfer to Gorgie has materialised. And it seems the Jambos may very well be left disillusioned as Beerschot took a agency stance over the Glasgow-born attacker. It seems the membership hope Shankland will stay to spearhead their efforts to return to the nation's prime division on the first time of asking.
A briefing given to native media claimed they've acquired no gives for Lawrence Shankland. A Beerschot spokesperson said: "A switch just isn't an possibility in the intervening time and now we have not but acquired any official supply for Lawrence Shankland from any golf equipment."
Shankland has a good profession complete of 118 targets in 215 league begins and he netted 32 of them for Dundee United in his two-year spell. However Hearts face a battle to tempt Beerschot to promote their star man forward of the upcoming marketing campaign.