{"id":8845,"date":"2019-08-14T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8845"},"modified":"2019-08-14T14:00:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T18:00:11","slug":"glenn-whelan-joins-hearts-on-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8845","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Whelan Joins Hearts on One-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/glennWhelanPressConf18_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/glennWhelanPressConf18_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/glennWhelanPressConf18_large-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Glenn Whelan says Craig Levein\u2019s ambition is what convinced him to join Hearts.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran midfield anchor has signed a one-year deal after agreeing his move to Tynecastle.<\/p>\n<p>The experienced Republic of Ireland international has 86 caps to his name and has chalked up stints at Manchester City, Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>Now he is looking to make his mark in Gorgie after being wowed by manager Levein\u2019s Jambos sales pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old told HeartsTV: \u201cThe manager has been crucial in getting me up here to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s shown a lot of ambition in where he wants the club to go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came up training with the lads for a couple of days last week and was really impressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the stage I\u2019m at, I\u2019ve got all the kids and they are settled in school but we got things sorted. I\u2019m up here now and ready to dig in and get some results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not up here just to enjoy myself or for a jolly-up, I\u2019m looking to achieve something with Hearts. It\u2019s a massive club in Scotland and please God, we\u2019ll have a decent season.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8845\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8845&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8845\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8845&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-8845\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8845&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8845\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Whelan says Craig Levein\u2019s ambition is what convinced him to join Hearts. The veteran midfield anchor has signed a one-year deal after agreeing his move to Tynecastle. 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