Teenage Socceroos star Garang Kuol will be a part of the huge Australian contingent in Scotland after selecting Hearts to start out his big-time soccer journey.
It comes as Socceroos captain Mat Ryan confirmed his personal transfer to AZ Alkmaar within the Netherlands from Danish facet FC Copenhagen.
According to a number of reviews in Scotland, Kuol, 18, will be a part of the Scottish outfit on mortgage from English Premier League membership Newcastle who signed the younger gun to his first main contract.
There are already three Australians at Hearts – Kye Rowles, Nathaniel Atkinson and Cam Devlin – in addition to a robust contingent of Socceroos scattered by means of Scotland, with Ange Postecoglou additionally accountable for ladder-leaders Celtic.
Hearts are third on the desk and Kuol will be a part of them for the remainder of the season to get essential enjoying time as a part of his growth.
Kuol, who had been starring with A-League membership the Central Coast Mariners, performed two video games for the Socceroos on the World Cup in Qatar, together with a pool recreation in opposition to France and Australia’s 2-1 loss to Argentina.
Hearts boss Robbie Neilson declared the chance to seize Kuol was too onerous to cross up.
“He’s a player we’re interested in so he came up for a look around with his agent,” he mentioned after Kuol toured the membership’s services final week.
“He’s a huge prospect. He’s one we’ve known about for quite a long time because he comes from the same team (Central Coast Mariners) that Kye Rowles was at.
“The opportunity came to speak to him so we brought him up.”
Kuol is prone to get important recreation time throughout his stint at Hearts earlier than returning to Newcastle.
Originally printed as Garang Kuol will play for Scottish staff Hearts after big-time transfer
