No new bid for Cadden say Well

formalities are completed. He is expected to be in the squad that travels to Ireland next week for games against St Patrick’s Athletic and Linfield. Hearts begin their pre-season friendly schedule this week with an away fixture against Livingston.

Meanwhile, Alan Burrows, Motherwell’s chief operating officer and director, took to Twitter yesterday to debunk a report that claimed Hearts had made an improved bid of £300,000 for midfielder Chris Cadden. Burrows tweeted: “Don’t normally do this, but there’s a story online today that the club has received an improved offer for Chris Cadden today. We haven’t. I said a few weeks ago that we wouldn’t sell players at less than fair value, and that’s absolutely true of everyone we have contracted. Yes, we are a club who has a model that involves recruiting, developing and selling, but only when the value is correct to everyone.”

Cadden, 20, has a contract at Fir Park until the end of May 2019. He has been capped twice by Scotland under-21s, and the Steelmen are believed to want around £500,000 for their youth product. Sky Sport 1, 8am Live from Westpac Stadium. Sky Sports 1, 4:30 pm & 7:15pm England v Germany, Spain v Italy. Sky Sport 2, 10:20am ICC Women’s World Cup.