Hearts are likely to reject Burnley's offer for the talented winger
By Brian McLauchlin
Hearts have received a bid of about £1.5m from English Championship outfit Burnley for winger Andrew Driver.
The offer is likely to be turned down by the Scottish Premier League club, with Hearts believed to be seeking £2.5m for the 22-year-old.
Hearts have previously rejected bids from Burnley and Coventry City for the highly-rated player.
Driver, who progressed through the youth ranks at Tynecastle, is contracted until 2013.
He moved to Scotland from Oldham at the age of 11 and has become a first-team regular with the Edinburgh club, although a series of injuries restricted Driver to 14 appearances last season.
Scotland manager Craig Levein is keen for Driver to play for the national side, despite the fact he does not fulfil new qualification criteria, having not been schooled in the country for five years.
Driver represented England at Under-21 level last summer but has since expressed a desire to play for Scotland.
He signed a long-term deal under previous Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo in 2008 but has attracted interest from a number of clubs.
Meanwhile, Hearts assistant manager Billy Brown has moved to reassure supporters the club are keen to bolster their squad ahead of the new season.
Kevin Kyle has already joined from SPL rivals Kilmarnock and Brown expects a few more to join him at Tynecastle.
"We are trying but getting good players - and the right types of players in - isn't easy," Brown told the club website.
"We know what our aims are, whether we can get them or not we don't know.
"But we are making every endeavour to bring in one or two more faces if it is at all possible."
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