Hearts linked with Aalesund striker Braga
Hearts are keen on 25-year-old Aalesund striker Claudio Braga, who is valued by the Norwegian second-tier club at £400,000. (Sunday Mail), externalRead Sunday's Scottish Gossip in full.
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