Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo has called time on his bid to sign Slovakian striker Adam Nemec. Hearts held talks with Nemec, but they failed to agree a deal with the 23-year-old Genk player and Kaiserslautern are now favourites for his signature.

"I was interested in Nemec but we haven't been able to come to an agreement with him so we must look at other solutions for a new striker," Laszlo told the Daily Record.

"We wanted Nemec but so did Kaiserslautern and he has made a decision.

"Just because it's your wish to sign a player it doesn't always mean you get him. The player has to have a desire to sign and this didn't happen.

"It didn't work out for us and we now move on to other targets."