Hearts won their third successive Premiership match as they beat St Johnstone 1-0
The January transfer window is fast approaching and Steven Naismith will be keeping a watchful eye on his targets. The Hearts boss has already revealed that a new right-back is on the cards as well as further fire power up front.
However, following the Jambos home win against St Johnstone, in which Lawrence Shankland diverted Liam Boyce’s effort into the goal, the former Hearts midfielder Ryan Stevenson believes there is someone much closer to home that Hearts need to focus on.
The 39-year-old Stevenson, who participated in almost 120 league games for the Hearts between 2010 and 2012 and again between 2012 and 2014, has stated that extending Boyce’s contract ought to be Naismith’s top priority. The 32-year-old Belfast native is now scheduled to become a free agent in the summer of 2024, but the former football player for Ipswich Town thinks the Tynecastle board should definitely attempt to activate Boyce’s contract’s option to extend.
“The goal (against St Johnstone) has to be given to Shankland and his fortune is actually the sign of a good striker at the top of his game,” Ryan Stevenson said in a Daily Record article. However, I continued to feel sorry for Boycey because his outstanding move in the box was what made the moment significant. He lost his defender, moved between the posts, and then provided the nearly last touch.
Even though he isn’t scoring goals at the moment, he is still a vital member of the Hearts team because that is what he does best. He lacks speed, just like me, but that’s why mobility is so important. It was, in fact, a really wise objective.
This season, opinions on Boyce are divided, but when he plays well, as on Saturday, he can make all the difference. He has a summer contract that expires, therefore I would give him top priority when it comes to getting a new contract. Despite a serious injury, and at the age of 32, he still looks good. He would demonstrate his altruistic efforts to support Lawrence and the squad if you were to put a “player cam” on him for ninety minutes.
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