The Jambos hitman is heading into the final year of his Tynecastle contract and is ready to assess options in the summer
Lawrence Shankland has dropped the biggest hint yet he could be heading out of Hearts in the summer as he’s determined to test himself at the highest possible level.
The 29-year-old – when asked about his immediate future – said: “I probably couldn’t tell you the answer to that to be honest. I am coming to a point in my contract with Hearts going into my last year where conversations will be had, there is no point in denying that. We will need to see what comes of those conversations. I have still got ambitions to get to a level.
“You want to push on. Can I get somewhere where I say, ‘Right, that wasn’t good enough’? I don’t feel I have experience that yet. You could finish your career and have regrets and say, ‘I wish I had tried that and seen if I could play there’. If you get the chance you try and go and do it. I don’t know where. There are loads of leagues all over Europe. I have been abroad before. I will see. I will go abroad again.
Shankland – who has rattled 56 goals in two seasons in Gorgie – insisted Jambos boss Steven Naismith understands his dilemma and he won’t completely dismiss the prospect of sticking around longer.
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