Kyosuke Tagwa and Kenny Vargas' Hearts welcome will be just what they need to get off to a flyer- Ryan Stevenson

It's the best job in the world, no doubt about it.

But being a footballer isn’t all about goals and glamour, especially when you are moving to a new club and doubly so when that new club is on the other side of the planet while you might not know the language and certainly won’t know the culture. That’s the situation the two boys Hearts hope to have in the door imminently will be facing when they complete their moves.

However, Kenneth Vargas and Kyosuke Tagawa have absolutely nothing to fear on that front, believe me. In fact, Costa Rican striker Vargas and Japan international Tagawa probably don’t know how lucky they are. They’re joining a club that is second to none in helping arrivals fit into their new environment as seamlessly as possible, so they can hit the ground running where it matters most – out on the pitch.

I don’t just mean in the dressing room, although lads like Lawrence Shankland and Craig Halkett will go out of their way to make them welcome. It will also massively help Tagawa that compatriot Yutaro Oda is already in the building and I’ve no doubt plenty of chats will have been had between that duo over the past few weeks.

It’s so vital players coming in feel comfortable. I know it from personal experience when I joined Hearts... and I was only coming from 90 minutes away in Ayr. Mikey Stewart was brilliant with me but it was a foreigner who had steeped himself in the club who really showed me what playing for Hearts was all about.

Marius Zaliukas, big Zal, God rest him, might have been from Lithuania but he bled maroon. He loved the club and that rubbed off on everyone around him.

Those kind of guys are vital when a new player is training and playing. But there is also a lot of down time for players