Kingston was sidelined under previous Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo

Ghana midfielder Laryea Kingston insists he would welcome a contract offer from Scottish side Hearts, even if it involves taking a pay cut.

The 29-year-old is one of several big earners whose existing deals expire at the end of the season.

Hearts manager Jim Jefferies is under orders from the club's management to trim the club's wage bill.

That cast serious doubt over Kingston's Hearts career but the 29-year-old has not ruled out staying on.

The Ghana international's days at Tynecastle looked numbered after he fell out with former manager Csaba Laszlo, but the January arrival of Jefferies has given him a new lease of life.

He told the Edinburgh Evening News: "I'm happy JJ came in and everything changed. He has confidence in me and I'm enjoying my football again.

"Honestly, I'm very happy here. I've already told the management that I'm waiting for them to put something on the table.

"If they start talking to me and put something on the table, I'm happy.

"They have not talked to me yet so I don't have any idea about what to do if they cut the wages or if they will offer higher wages. We haven't talked about it yet."

Laszlo repeatedly questioned Kingston's commitment to Hearts, with the player persistently injured and quoted as saying he would always put his country before his club.

He said: "I promise you, every injury I have had at this club, I have evidence of.

"I have the scans, my medical records and everything is there. It's true.

"I have never feigned injuries, even since I was young. I love football and I wanted to play every minute."

Of Laszlo, he added: "He gave me a tough time.

"I know he has been saying Kingston is not committed to Hearts but that was wrong.

"Every time I got injured, people were thinking 'this is Kingston doing this'.

"That was because of what Csaba said.

"A lot of people only know one side of the story, they didn't know what was really happening."

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