Jorge Grant opens up on Hearts transfer, watching Scottish Cup Final and Robbie Neilson chat
| Published date | 28 June 2022 |
The 27-year-old jetted out to Spain to hook up with his new team-mates at their warm-weather training camp after becoming Hearts' fifth summer signing. But it was that showpiece at Hampden that gave him a first insight of his new club and what is in store for him for the upcoming campaign.
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He said: "I just knew it was a massive club with a massive fan base. The amount of messages I got yesterday morning, people speaking to me and welcoming me to the club. It's been very nice, the lads have made me feel welcome too.
"I actually watched the cup final when I was abroad with one of my friends, so I know the standard of the club. That drew me to it as well.
"I didn't know at that point. We were just sat at a beach club and it was on TV so we ended up watching it. It's unfortunate for the lads how it ended but the manager told me Hearts have been in three of the last four cup finals. That just shows how a big a club this is."
Grant knew his time was up at the Weston Homes Stadium a long while ago but his release would not come cheap with a hefty price tag put on his head.
Hearts had a bid much lower than the £750,000 accepted for his services with Posh chief Barry Fry admitting he couldn't stand in the way of such a good opportunity.
Opening up on the move and his first chat with Neilson, he said: "It's been on the cards for ages and ages now, so it's just nice to get it done.
"About a month ago, my agent spoke to me when I was at Peterborough. They put me on the transfer list so we kind of knew that this summer, we'd attract some interest with it being publicised.
"So it was quite early on, which was nice. Knowing a club wants you is a nice feeling. I came up last week. it's a massive club so straight away it drew my interest.
"I could have stayed at many League One teams and done the same thing I've done all my career. That's why I've taken this opportunity.
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