tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668781309968675794.post-34219350034763979562007-06-15T11:42:00.000-07:002007-06-15T11:42:10.859-07:00FC MTZ-RIPO striker Vyacheslav Hleb will be a Hearts player next season, according to his representative. <br />Work permit complications blocked previous bids by Tynecastle owner Vladimir Romanov to sign the younger brother of Arsenal star Alexander. <br /><br />But Nikolai Shpilevsk told the Edinburgh Evening News: "Slava and I spoke with Romanov and it looks very good for him to come to Hearts. <br /><br />"We think he will be in Edinburgh by the end of the month." <br /><br />The 24-year-old former Grasshopper and Hamburg forward plays for MTZ Ripo Minsk - a club that Romanov also backs financially. <br /><br />MTZ Ripo, managed by one-time Hearts coach Eduard Malofeev, are eight games into their domestic season. <br /><br />"I speak with Slava every day and he is desperate to get to Hearts," added Shpilevsk. <br /><br />"We don't want to talk about the contract because it has not been signed yet, but it will be longer than one year. It will be a permanent transfer." <br /><br />Hleb, a member of the Belarus international squad, was a substitute in the recent European Championship qualifying double-header with Bulgaria. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6745355.stm">BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Heart of Midlothian | Hearts closing in on Hleb capture</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">FC MTZ-RIPO.com feeder</div>Trimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09131619498151346614noreply@blogger.com