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Edinburgh Reporter
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Grant and McKay leaving Hearts
Two players will receive a guard of honour after Wednesday's William Hill Premiership clash with St Johnstone. Jorge Grant and Barrie McKay are leaving Tynecastle as their contracts expire in June. Grant arrived in June 2022 and has made 112 appearances, scoring ten goals, and McKay joined in September 2021 and has played for the team on 114 occasions. He has scored six goals. A club statement thanked the pair for their efforts and confirmed that the first-team players will form a guard of honour after the game before the squad completes a lap of the pitch. FLASHBACK: McKay playing for Rangers in early 2022 before he moved to Hearts Like this: Like Related
STV News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- STV News
Jorge Grant and Barrie McKay to leave Hearts in the summer
Jorge Grant and Barrie McKay will leave Hearts at the end of this season upon expiry of their contracts. Midfielder Grant, 30, joined from Peterborough in 2022 and has played more than 100 games across his three seasons at Tynecastle. Playmaker McKay, also 30, arrived in September 2021 following his departure from Swansea and has also accumulated more than 100 appearances, although he has not played since last November after being frozen out by recently sacked manager Neil Critchley. 'The club thanks Jorge and Barrie for all of their efforts at Hearts, and at full time after Wednesday night's Premiership match with St Johnstone, the first-team will form a guard of honour to show their appreciation to their departing teammates, before the entire squad completes a lap of the pitch to show their appreciation to the supporters in the stands,' read a statement from Hearts confirming their departures. Craig Gordon and Lawrence Shankland are the two other first-team players due to run out of contract this summer, but Hearts have been in talks with both Scotland internationals about the possibility of extending their deals. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Scottish Sun
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Hearts announce exit of two stars who made more than a century of appearances each as Jambos clear decks for summer
It's the beginning of a new era - and the end of an old one ON THE MOVE Hearts announce exit of two stars who made more than a century of appearances each as Jambos clear decks for summer HEARTS will say farewell to mainstays Jorge Grant and Barrie McKay this weekend. The Jambos have announced that they plan to move on from the pair, who have been mainstays of the side which played in the Conference League group stages TWICE. Advertisement 2 Barrie McKay is moving on Credit: PA 2 Jorge Grant is leaving Tynecastle Credit: Alamy One-time Rangers winger McKay made one appearance for the Ibroc first team in the Premier League but stayed with the Gers on their 'journey' back through the divisions. He earned one full Scotland cap on a club career which also took in the likes of Nottingham Forest and Swansea. He joined the Jambos in the summer of 2021 and has gone on to make more than 100 appearances for the club. Grant joined a season later but is another man who has gone through the century mark in appearances. Advertisement The attacking midfielder came through the ranks at Nottingham Forest and also graced Peterborough Utd. Still only 30, he's scored nine goals for the club but is on the lookout for a new club this morning. The moves clear the way for Derek McInnes to make squad improvement with the Jambos making their move to appoint the 53-year-old as Neil Critchley's replacement. SunSport understands negotiations are now unlikely to be concluded before the midweek Premiership fixtures. Advertisement And that could see McInnes' first game as Hearts boss come AGAINST Killie on Sunday. But as SunSport revealed last week, their move has been given the thumbs up by Tony Bloom's data firm Jamestown Analytics. Jim Jefferies Part 1 Moment iconic Hearts boss took cup to see elderly fan and day he first met Davie Weir And club chiefs Ann Budge and Andrew McKinlay are desperate to make it happen. The Jambos wrote in a statement: "The club thanks Jorge and Barrie for all of their efforts at Hearts, and at full time after Wednesday night's Premiership match with St Johnstone, the first-team will form a guard of honour to show their appreciation to their departing teammates, before the entire squad completes a lap of the pitch to show their appreciation to the supporters in the stands." Advertisement Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Grant & McKay will leave Hearts at end of season
Midfielder Jorge Grant and winger Barrie McKay will both leave Hearts at the end of the season when their contracts expire, the Tynecastle club have Scotland international McKay joined Hearts on a free transfer in 2021 after leaving Swansea former Rangers and Nottingham Forest man has struggled for minutes this season, making just three starts in all has played a more influential role in a disappointing campaign, finding the net three times in 40 Englishman has scored 10 goals in 112 appearances in total since signing from Peterborough United in say the first-team squad will form a guard of honour for their departing teammates after Wednesday's Premiership match against St Johnstone.
Scotsman
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Hearts release players as part of a Tynecastle summer overhaul
Watch more of our videos on and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now The Edinburgh club are making plans for the summer transfer window Sign up to our Hearts newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Hearts will release winger Barrie McKay and midfielder Jorge Grant at the end of the season as they continue reshaping their squad. The Edinburgh club are aiming to entice Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes to Tynecastle Park as their new head coach, and players' futures are being cleared up. McKay and Grant are out of contract in a matter of weeks and won't be kept on for next season. Craig Gordon and Lawrence Shankland have been offered new deals and are in the process of discussions on their futures with senior club officials. The moves are part of a restructuring process to overhaul the first-team squad ahead of the 2025/26 campaign. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Norwegian right-back Christian Borchgrevink has already signed a pre-contract agreement to join Hearts from Valerenga this summer. Kazakhstan international winger Islam Chesnokov is also poised to sign a pre-contract with an agreement close. There will be several other new signings and a few departures once the Edinburgh club finalise their new management team. McKay and Grant are the first two to be confirmed as leaving. A statement issued by Hearts today read: 'Heart of Midlothian can confirm that Jorge Grant and Barrie McKay will leave the club at the end of the season. The duo will move on from Tynecastle Park upon the expiration of their contracts in June. 'Both have played key roles in the first-team in recent years, in particular helping the club to secure European football three-years in a row. Thirty-year-old was a June 2022 arrival in Gorgie and has gone on to make 112 appearances in maroon, scoring 10 goals. Barrie joined the Jambos back in September 2021. His form saw him called up to the Scotland squad a year later, and to date he has pulled on the maroon jersey 114 times, and has scored six goals. 'The club thanks Jorge and Barrie for all of their efforts at Hearts, and at full time after Wednesday night's Premiership match with St Johnstone, the first-team will form a guard of honour to show their appreciation to their departing team-mates, before the entire squad completes a lap of the pitch to show their appreciation to the supporters in the stands.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad St Johnstone match and Premiership survival at Tynecastle St Johnstone travel to Edinburgh needing points in their bid for Premiership survival, while Hearts are safe from the threat of relegation after two wins in two games under interim head coach Liam Fox. He is aware that people will be coming and going from Riccarton over the coming weeks but is determined to help end the season on a high. 'I think it's part of what happens at the end of the season at every football club,' explained Fox. 'Our focus tomorrow is to go out and win the game. If we put on a good performance, we give ourselves a good chance of taking the points. I think that's hopefully a good way to finish the season for, like you say, what has been some disappointments this year, to try and finish the last home game with three points and a good performance.'
