Jambosfury overWalker Twitterclaim
HEARTS have dismissed claims from Jamie Walker’s dad his son is being forced out of Tynecastle.
The midfielder’s father took to Twitter to deny director of football Craig Levein’s revelation earlier this week that their prize asset had stated his intent to move to a new club.
Despite Walker senior’s post being delete, the Jambos issued a statement on their website to insist they’ve offered the 23-yearold a new contract that would make him the highestpaid player at the club.
In a bizarre twist to the saga Hearts have opted to defend their stance by blasting what they claim to be damaging and untrue comments on social media.
The statement read: “In line with our policy of at all times communicating openly and honestly with our supporters, we would like to correct some misinformation that is currently being widely circulated on social media.
“We refer to the recent ill-informed and potentially damaging stories relating to Jamie Walker and his contractual position with the club.
“Hearts has spent an enormous amount of time and effort to nurture Jamie’s talents and mould him into one of the Premiership’s top midfielders.
“Jamie has been with the club since 2003 and since making his first-team debut in 2012 has gone on to make 162 appearances and has scored 38 goals, including 15 goals in season 2016/17.
“Naturally, the club wants him to stay and made earnest efforts to secure his long-term future at Hearts.
“Those efforts were reflected in the new threeyear deal offered to the player in February 2017, one which would’ve made Jamie the highest-paid player at the club.
“Despite Jamie initially agreeing to sign this contract, the club was then informed he had changed his mind.
“It would seem the player would prefer to see out the remaining year of his contract, leaving the club in a no-win situation.
“The club has no desire to lose a talent such as Jamie. Nor would it stand in the way of any player who does not want to play for Hearts.
“We must protect the interests of the fans and the business when faced with such a scenario.
“Hearts totally refute any suggestion that a member of the club board or senior executive would be less than honest with any information provided to the media or the fans and it was insulting to see such accusations and falsehoods spread across social media.”