Intertoto Cup interesting Hearts

Valdas Ivanauskas says he is still looking beyond the Intertoto Cup

Hearts are considering entering next season's Intertoto Cup competition should they miss out on the Champions League and Uefa Cup places.

Head coach Valdas Ivanouskis says that the priority is still to finish as high up the SPL as possible.

But he added: "If the situation is that we are not in any other tournaments then we need to think about it.

"We've spoken about the Intertoto Cup. It was only a few words as we're not thinking too much about it now."

Hearts had hoped to challenge for the Scottish Premier League title this season but presently lie behind Aberdeen in fourth place.

Finishing in the top two will mean entry to the Champions League, while third place means a Uefa Cup spot.