Hearts boss Robbie Neilson says he has no intention of rushing youngster Garang Kuol's development.

The Newcastle United attacker has joined on loan for the rest of the season.

However, the former A-League starlet will have to wait patiently before becoming a regular starter for Hearts.

Neilson told Edinburgh Evening News: “He is in a different continent in a different culture playing a different style of football. We have an interpreter getting the language across to him so that he understands what we are trying to do.

"It's going to take time. He just needs to take his 20 minutes here and 30 minutes there. It's the same with Garang. He is a young kid so there are certain games he will start and others when he will come on. It's about development for both of them."

He added: “We just played a Scottish Cup tie on a Friday night on astroturf, it was bucketing down with rain, a 200-miles-an-hour game. You can actually end up hindering young players like that by putting them into those situations."