Hearts manager Jim Jefferies has been given the green light by majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov to step up his search for new players.
Jefferies is now back in Edinburgh following a meeting with Romanov in Lithuania, where both men agreed that strengthening those areas of the team was a priority.
"I said previously I would sit down at the end of the season and make a decision about players moving on and players coming in and all the talks with Mr Romanov went well," Jefferies told Hearts News.
And top of the Jambos boss's wish-list are strikers and midfielders as he seeks to strengthen ahead of the new season.
Jefferies added: "There is a nucleus of a very good side here and it just needs strengthening in certain areas.
"We agreed that the priority is to strengthen the first team and we are looking to do that.
"We agreed the areas we need to look at are midfield and up front and moves have been made to talk to people.
"We are discussing things with players at the moment and continue to look for the right options.
"I have talked to Mr Romanov and Sergei [Fedotovas] about targets and they were happy to give me the go ahead to try to sign them.
"We still have to agree terms and we shall look for other appropriate options. I won't go into detail about our targets until we have their names on the dotted line."
Source: PA
