Hearts injury tracker and return dates as Wouter Vrancken makes preparation promise after seeing squad decimated

Hearts now have eight first-team players sidelined; Milne suffered suspected ACL injury and Borchgrevink hamstring strain during Turkey trip.

Hearts have been hit with fresh injury blows during their pre-season tour of Turkey, with defender Harry Milne suffering a suspected ACL injury in training and right back Christian Borchgrevink picking up a hamstring problem in their Conference League match against Trabzonspor. The club now has eight first-team players unavailable heading into their busiest fixture period of the season, with matches every midweek and weekend until December 20. Manager Wouter Vrancken has blamed the abbreviated pre-season schedule—the squad only returned on June 29, just three weeks before their Champions League qualifier—and has vowed the club will ensure proper preparation next summer to prevent a repeat.