Driver happy at Hearts

14 April 2009 17:57
Andrew Driver is adamant that his future lies at Hearts, despite speculation linking him with a summer move to England. The talented winger has been the subject of offers from Championship sides Burnley and Wolves in the last 12 months, while Premier League outfits Everton and Wigan are also believed to be keen. However, having penned a five-year contract at Tynecastle at the start of the season, the 21-year-old insists he is keen to play an integral role in what appears to be an exciting future for the Jambos. "I'm signed for four years so I don't think anything other than that," Driver said. "Until the day comes when someone says you have got to move or an offer has been accepted, that's when you think about it. "I'm happy here on a long contract. We have shown this year we can make something of ourselves and it would be a shame to move away and miss out on that. "The way the team has evolved, it's something you want to stay and be involved in." Hearts are well on course to secure European football for next season and Driver believes Romanian coach Csaba Laszlo deserves much of the credit for that success. The youngster insists the air of expectation sweeping around the club is now similar to that which accompanied the successful, but short-lived, reign of George Burley in Edinburgh. "The new gaffer has given the same kind of buzz as there was then," Driver said. "It's not to the same extent as there was with George Burley, obviously they went on that magnificent run at the start of the season and finished second in the league. "But I think we are doing it a different way this time. We are doing it slowly and building ourselves up to it. It didn't all happen overnight like it kind of did then. "We are steadily improving and we can't stop and rest on our laurels. "We have to keep going and if we keep improving, you never know what's going to happen." Driver added: "Getting into Europe and getting a couple of new players and getting a bit of freshness about the team, next season could be exciting. "It's something, as a player, you want to be involved in. You want to get into Europe and the way we are going I think we could do really well."

Source: SKY_Sports