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Hearts sell Kyziridis for £1.7 m, earn 4-0 win.

8/10/2026

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Hearts Sell Kyziridis

Hearts agreed to sell Greek winger Alexandros Kyziridis to a Turkish club for about £1.7 million.
He joined Hearts last summer on a three-year deal after leaving MFK Zemplin Michalovce.
He logged six goals, 11 assists in 42 games and debuted for Greece in a friendly against Italy.
Coach Wouter Vrancken said the club accepted the bid and called it a good deal, a first major sale under Jamestown Analytics model.

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Hearts Win

Hearts secured their first win under Belgian manager Wouter Vrancken with a 4-0 clean-sheet at Tynecastle.
Tom Renaud, Claudio Braga, Calvin Miller and Josh McPake each scored their first goal of the season.
Injury woes forced Vrancken to use winger Calvin Miller at left-back, a role he “doesn’t want to hear.”
Vrancken said the clean sheet came from the whole team attacking, solid defence, and that the win lifted confidence.

History

Historical Context

On 15 December 1995 the European Court of Justice, after a case by Belgian midfielder Jean-Marc Bosman, ended transfer fees for out-of-contract EU players and banned EU-player quotas. The decision let clubs like Manchester United and Juventus rebuild squads freely; today Hearts sell Greek winger Alexandros Kyziridis for about £1.7 million and Belgian coach Wouter Vrancken celebrates a 4-0 win, showing the ruling’s continued influence on Scottish football.

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Hearts Sell Kyziridis

Hearts agreed to sell Greek winger Alexandros Kyziridis to a Turkish club for about £1.7 million.
He joined Hearts last summer on a three-year deal after leaving MFK Zemplin Michalovce.
He logged six goals, 11 assists in 42 games and debuted for Greece in a friendly against Italy.
Coach Wouter Vrancken said the club accepted the bid and called it a good deal, a first major sale under Jamestown Analytics model.

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