HEARTS will likely reject any move from Kilmarnock to land Craig Gordon on an emergency loan.
The Ayrshire club are desperately trying to bring in a new keeper ahead of Sunday’s trip to Celtic.
Tobi Oluwayemi is in the second week of his renewed seven-day loan from the Hoops but is unable to face Martin O’Neill’s men as part of the deal.
And that has left Eddie Beach as Stuart Kettlewell’s only recognised first team stopper.
That saw Killie initially approach the Tynecastle club for Zander Clark, who has fallen out of the reckoning since Alexander Schwolow’s arrival in September.
And when that move was knocked back it led to rumours they would return with a request for Gordon instead.
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Such a scenario would give the 81-times capped veteran, who has yet to play this season, some much-needed gametime ahead of Scotland’s huge World Cup clashes with Greece and Denmark.
But SunSport understands any such move would almost certainly fail with Derek McInnes keen to keep the 42-year-old in Gorgie.
Meanwhile, Hearts remain confident Islam Chesnokov will join in January despite reports claiming the deal has collapsed.
The Jambos agreed a pre-contract deal to sign the highly-rated 25-year-old Kazakhstan international from Tobol Kostanay in the summer.
But reports have since emerged claiming the player could yet back out of the move with other offers on the table from Russian and Kazakhstan teams.
SunSport, however, understands the Tynecastle club are not aware of any change to the situation and still expect Chesnokov to land in Edinburgh to begin training next month.
McInnes believes the wide man will provide another strong attacking option to compliment the likes of Alexandros Kyziridis and Sabah Kerjota at the Gorgie outfit.
And once Chesnokov arrives he will be available for selection once the January transfer window opens and his registration is processed.
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