According to the Edinburgh News, teams in America and England are showing interest in Hearts midfielder Cammy Devlin.
The Australian international signed a new deal at Tynecastle Park just four months ago, and both MLS team New York City FC and English Championship team Portsmouth are interested in him.
Although Devlin’s contract expires in the summer of 2026, those vying for his services think they can employ a minimum-fee release provision. With a cash offer of little over £280,000, interested teams are certain they could force the 26-year-old to leave Tynecastle Park.
Portsmouth want a combative and energetic midfielder to aid their fight against relegation from the English Championship.
They have monitored Devlin for some time and will decide whether to make an official offer before the January transfer window closes.
New York City have Devlin high on a list of players who could enhance their midfield for the new MLS season starting next month.
Whether they take their interest in the Tynecastle man further is likely to depend on players leaving to create space in their squad.
Devlin’s Hearts and Australia team-mate Kye Rowles is set to finalise a move to DC United in the coming days, and his fellow Socceroo may get the chance to join him Stateside if NYC make a formal approach.
The diminutive defensive midfielder arrived in Scotland from the Australian club Newcastle Jets in summer 2021 and quickly became popular among Hearts fans.
Recent weeks have seen him in fine form under head coach Neil Critchley, who would be extremely reluctant to lose him.
Devlin has played 28 times for the Edinburgh club this season and became a regular starter after Critchley was appointed in mid-October.
