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

The Jambos are now without eight first team players and the Belgian reckons starting pre-season too late is to blame for their current woes…

By Ross Pilcher · Daily Record

Published: Friday, 23 October 2026 at 12:04 PM

Key Things to Know

Wouter Vrancken promised Hearts will improve their pre-season schedule after citing inadequate preparation for their ongoing injury crisis.
Harry Milne faces a potentially season-ending suspected ACL injury suffered in training before playing Trabzonspor.
Defender Christian Borchgrevink sustained a hamstring injury in the first half of Thursday's 2-0 defeat in Turkey.

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Hearts manager Wouter Vrancken has vowed that pre-season preparation will change next summer as the club grapples with a deepening injury crisis. The Jambos face a congested fixture list while contending with major absences, including Harry Milne's suspected ACL injury and Christian Borchgrevink's hamstring strain sustained during their 2-0 defeat against Trabzonspor.

Vrancken argued that having only three weeks of pre-season preparation before early European qualifiers left the squad lacking essential physical foundations. Multiple players remain sidelined across the squad, with Craig Halkett, Blair Spittal, and Renaud facing extended absences, while several others target returns across November and December.

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