HEARTS insist they are not in talks with Uganda coach Jackson Mayanja about bringing him to Tynecastle as assistant to new manager Csaba Laszlo.
Laszlo was reportedly hoping to bring in Mayanja as his No2. However, a club statement yesterday morning refuted those suggestions.
A spokesperson said: "There have been no talks between officials at Hearts and Jackson Mayanja despite some media
reports to the contrary."
Meanwhile, Ugandan internationalist Hassan Wasswa won't be joining Hearts on their pre-season tour of Germany, according to his agent.
Speculation in the defender's homeland has suggested he is poised to be reunited with former national team coach Laszlo in the wake of countryman David Obua's move to Tynecastle.
Laszlo is preparing to welcome a host of trialists to the club's training base in Eltville but agent Mujib Kasule insists Wasswa is not one of them.
The 20 year-old is currently training with South African outfit Cape Town Ajax and is on the verge of landing a deal with the club.
Kasule said: "No-one from Hearts has come to me regarding Hassan and it's just speculation.
"It's not a surprise that Hassan's name has been mentioned because he was one of the young players that worked with Csaba in the national set-up. It has been widely speculated that he might move on to join Csaba but that's all it is."
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