Hearts rumours that had some fans thinking he was about to walk out on the club. Chatter over the Ivorian striker walking around in a supposed strop without his boots drove a rumour that the Jambos and Robbie Neilson were about to cut ties with the big striker.
But as the club have climbed the Premiership in their first season back, Gnanduillet has remained involved with some positive cameo appearances off the bench and a well-taken strike at Dundee United, even if he can't displace top scorer Liam Boyce in the starting line-up.
And the frontman grinned as he told the Edinburgh Evening News his real, less dramatic version of events.Gnanduillet said: "This story was funny.
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