Hearts have promised to make a “significant news announcement” later this afternoon.

Former Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has admitted he would jump at the chance to return to football with Hearts.

Former Hearts chairman George Foulkes insists “no-one with any pride” would want to succeed Valdas Ivanauskas as head coach of the Edinburgh club.

Anatoly Korobochka was tonight named interim head coach at Hearts in a move which cast more doubt on the Tynecastle future of Valdas Ivanauskas.