Aaron Hickey to make a move and kick-start a bidding war. Hickey is being chased by Bologna, as revealed by , while Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are also eyeing the full-back with a view to him moving into their development side.
Jefferies returned to Tynecastle as sporting director last month and has revealed Hearts were eager to tie the 18-year-old down on a longer contract.
But with less than 12 months remaining on his current deal the Jambos are now looking to maximise any fee they can pull in for their prize asset.
No offer has yet been received for the player who has also been linked with Aston Villa while former boss Craig Levein said Celtic tried to sign the player - valued around £1.6m - "five or six times". “Hearts tried hard.
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