New Hearts manager Daniel Stendel has been pictured at Edinburgh Airport ahead of his unveiling at Hearts on Tuesday.
The capital club have been without a manager since sacking Craig Levein last month, but announced Stendel as his replacement over the weekend.
The German has been out of work since being axed by Barnsley and has now arrived in Scotland ahead of his Hearts unveiling tomorrow.
Stendel said: "I’m excited and delighted to be here.
"It’s a good opportunity for me and I'm looking forward to my time with Hearts."
The appointment has proved divisive, with Barnsley insisting that the Jambos owe them compensation for the appointment.
This evening the Scottish Premiership club hit back with a statement of their own.
Hearts insisted: “We are aware of the statement released by Barnsley Football Club earlier today in relation to our appointment of Daniel Stendel to the post of First Team Manager.
“On behalf of the board of directors of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, we would like to reassure our supporters that we have followed all proper procedures in appointing Daniel Stendel.
"He was not an employee of Barnsley Football Club when we first consulted him and there is no basis on which Heart of Midlothian Football Club is liable to Barnsley Football Club. Misleading reports and statements to the contrary elsewhere are entirely false.
"Should any claim be commenced against Heart of Midlothian Football Club, it will be defended in the strongest possible terms.
“We are looking forward to supporting Daniel in what we hope will be a long and successful tenure at Heart of Midlothian. Given that we consider any threatened claim to be entirely without merit, we do not propose to comment further on this matter.”
