Hearts hoping to extend contract of McKay

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson has confirmed that the club are working to extend the contract of Barrie McKay as he revealed that new deals have been offered to two players this week.

The 27-year-old attacker has been one of the Tynecastle side’s best performers this season since joining from Swansea in September.

McKay gave an interview last weekend in which he spoke of his contentment at Hearts and hinted that he would be open to extending his contract, which is currently due to expire at the end of next season.

Neilson joked that he had locked the on-form attacker in his office and would not let him out until he signs a new deal.

“I’ve been speaking to Barrie about it for a while,” said the manager, who is working towards extending the deals of as many of his key men as he can. “He’s been outstanding for us this season and we’re desperate to try and keep him here for a longer period.

“I’ve been speaking to a couple of players and we offered another two contracts a couple of days ago so we’ll see where we go.”