Source: PA
Goncalves could stay at Hearts
Jose Goncalves was on Wednesday considering a dramatic u-turn on contract negotiations with Hearts, Press Association Sport understands.
The Portuguese defender, 24, had rejected an "unbelievable" offer to extend his stay at Tynecastle, manager Jim Jefferies claimed on Tuesday.
But talks between the pair have since take place and it is understood they have been positive. Reports claim the player, whose existing deal expires in the summer, has been offered a new two-and-a-half-year contract.
Tuesday saw Jefferies deliver a stark ultimatum to Goncalves, warning him he would not play for the club again if he maintained his refusal to sign on.
"Am I better to go for a player who wants to play for the club or somebody who convinces me that he doesn't want to be here?" said the visibly irked Hearts boss, who takes his side to Celtic in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League on Wednesday night.
"If he walked in the door this and said `I'll sign', he'd be in my plans."
