{"id":45698,"date":"2025-12-23T15:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45698"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:44:46","slug":"cly19j23d3loat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/23\/cly19j23d3loat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Ambition makes Hearts good proposition&#8217; &#8211; McInnes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Head coach Derek McInnes insists Hearts are &#8220;a good proposition&#8221; as the Scottish Premiership leaders aim to strengthen in January.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Khazakstan winger Islam Chesnokov has already been signed, with Dutch right-back Jordi Altena likely to join from RKC Waalwijk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">While refusing to comment on 22-year-old Altena, McInnes did say: &#8220;We are looking to try and bring in a couple in the window if we can. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s important that as pleased as we are with our work, we try to come out the window stronger than we were.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Chesnokov is yet to train with his new club-mates but the 26-year-old could be available for the first game of 2026 at home to Livingston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;re hoping to get him here in the in the coming days,&#8221; said McInnes. &#8220;We&#8217;re in constant dialogue with him and he&#8217;s doing the programme set by the sports science department.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A six-point lead at the top of the league makes Hearts an attractive destination for new recruits and McInnes stresses the club has much to offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got loads that we can hang on to,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Edinburgh, Tynecastle, training ground, good players, but another draw is everybody wants to be part of a successful team and an ambitious club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;re a good proposition. Good players normally have good options. There&#8217;s more than one option. I&#8217;m well aware of that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We want to try and be the best option we can. If we can keep winning games and keep building the profile of the club, then that&#8217;s great.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">McInnes will also seek to trim his squad next month but says there have been no demands from those on the periphery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s as good a bunch of boys that I&#8217;ve worked with,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I always pride myself on having a strong dressing room and a happy dressing room, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve got here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It always helps when you&#8217;re winning games, of course, and it&#8217;s easy to be happy at your work when you&#8217;re involved all the time. Not so easy when you&#8217;re not as involved as much as you would like and desperately play your part, but I&#8217;ve never seen any hint of that, so it&#8217;s good on the players for that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It goes without saying that there might be a couple of lads that would be keen to maybe move out in January and look to get more regular football, but these conversations are always ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not just a case of, I need to speak to him today or whatever. 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