Jamie Walker open to new Hearts contract despite January move away from Tynecastle

The 28-year-old boyhood fan is out of contract in the summer and is currently out on loan at League Two outfit Bradford City after opting to make the switch down south to find regular first-team opportunities.

He played in eight successive games for the League Two club, including scoring his first goal in a 1-0 win at Stevenage, before suffering a hamstring injury last month.

This was in sharp contrast to the first part of the campaign in Gorgie. Walker went three months without playing at one point before coming off the bench to score the winner against Dundee.

Manager Robbie Neilson made it known he wanted to keep Walker but couldn’t guarantee a regular spot in the side. But even though he’s set to become a free agent and can currently agree a pre-contract with another club, the attacking midfielder won’t rule out a new deal.

“I’m still under contract with Hearts at the moment but my contract is up at the end of the season. Over my two spells, I’ve played a lot of games, scored a lot of goals and been there a long time so I’d never say never,” he said.

"If Hearts wanted to offer me a new one-year deal then it’s something I’d be happy to talk with them about but at the moment I’m trying to play my best here at Bradford and put myself in the shop window as you never know where you will end up next.

“My family and kids are back in Edinburgh and sometimes it’s things like this that fans don’t realise. If I was to move then my kids need to move school, I need to move house. Hearts and Edinburgh are my home and if they’d like to talk about a new contract then I would be happy to do that. But at the moment, I’m just concentrating on playing football and enjoying it and hopefully come the summer I’ve got a few options.”

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