Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas today claimed to have beaten Celtic to the signing of Romanian teenager Dumitru Copil.

Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas expects an announcement to be made on the future of captain Steven Pressley within the next 48 hours after he was omitted from the squad for the Bank of Scotland Premier League trip to St Mirren.

Hearts sporting director Alex Koslovski has dismissed talk the club are set to replace head coach Valdas Ivanauskas with fellow Lithuanian Eugenijus Riabovas.

Hearts have confirmed head coach Valdas Ivanauskas is in Lithuania for discussions with majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov.

Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas will watch tomorrow’s UEFA Cup draw still nursing a sense of injustice after the Edinburgh side’s elimination from the Champions League at the hands of AEK Athens.

Hearts have appointed Valdas Ivanauskas as head coach on a permanent basis following a successful period as interim boss last season.

Hearts interim head coach Valdas Ivanauskas will discuss his future with majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov tomorrow after leading the club to Tennent’s Scottish Cup glory.

Hearts interim head coach Valdas Ivanauskas has warned victory over Hibernian at the weekend will not guarantee a Champions League spot next season.

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Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov has accused former boss Graham Rix of "killing" the team before his departure from Tynecastle.

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