Hearts midfielder Peter Haring: 'Contract talks still ongoing'

"I told him that I'm feeling very good here, that I'm happy to be at the club, that I want to stay. But there are always some little things to discuss. that's what we are doing."

When asked if any other clubs had approached him, Haring said: "No-one has spoken to me directly. Of course I've got an agent who does that for me, but I'm not really thinking of any other club at the moment.

"We are at the very, very important part of the season, so I'm not thinking about anything else other than Hearts."

Hearts are looking to take a giant step towards securing a top-six place in the Ladbrokes Premiership and getting themselves back in the frame for a European spot when they host Aberdeen on Saturday.

They then face Rangers and Hibernian before their William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final against Inverness.

Haring said: "Last summer was a big moment in my career. I couldn't have expected that everything would go that well.

"To play in Scotland is very attractive because you have a lot of big games with big crowds like Celtic, Rangers, Hibs, Aberdeen. Of course every game at Tynecastle is still a highlight for me.

"And this season we have already had a semi-final at Murrayfield.

"I'm really looking forward to the next couple of weeks, there are big games waiting for us."

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