mitre
Well-Known Member
I think Hearts would choose to let him leave for free than sell for £2m, as he could be worth more than that to them with some goals in Europe.
They've set their price, they're saying they won't change it much this summer - it's a possibility, but I wouldn't bank on Shankland being available for anything under £4m despite said contract situation.
I'm pretty sure that we could sell Dessers and get Shankland and profit from the deal.
As much as Dessers has done well for us, I think I would make the trade.
They would need to win about 4 games in Europe to make that kind of money from keeping him for a year.
If they had got him to sign the contract in Jan I would agree with you. Those talks breaking down pretty much ensured that he will be sold this summer IMO. The logical destination is to us.
I would be astounded if he is not our player by the first game of the season.