Hearts have appointed Wouter Vrancken as their new manager.
The Belgian replaces Derek McGuinness, who left to join Rangers earlier this month.
Vrancken led Sint-Truiden to third place in the Belgian Pro League last season.
He is tasked with building on Hearts’ painful second-place finish in the Scottish Premiership against Celtic last season, with club captain Lawrence Shankland also leaving to join McInnes at Ibrox.
Brancken played 331 games for five Belgian clubs during his coaching career.
He won the Belgian Cup with Mechelen in 2019 and finished runner-up in the domestic top flight with Racing Genk in 2022/23.
More to follow…
Hearts’ first five games of 2026/27
July
Wednesday 22: Sturm Graz (A) – Champions League qualifier 2nd round 1st leg
Wednesday 29: Sturm Graz (H) – Champions League qualifier 2nd round 2nd leg
August
saturday 1: Aberdeen (A) – Sky Sports live broadcast
Saturday 8: Dundee United (H)
saturday 22: Falkirk (A)
