Barrie McKay breaks down Hearts exit as he reveals ‘key’ to next transfer

The winger brought the curtain down on his time at Tynecastle at the end of last season and is still without a club

Ready to make up for lost time, Barrie McKay is in good shape and full of energy.

The Scotland international left Hearts at the end of the season, making him a free agent.

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At this point, the gifted attacker is awaiting the next chance to strike.

At the conclusion of the season, the 30-year-old became a father for the second time and finally had time to spend with his family.

It was the ideal pick-me-up for McKay, who had been considered surplus to needs and had missed significant portions of the previous season due to injury during Neil Critchley’s disastrous six months as Tynecastle’s manager.

Because he is a free agent, he can respond to an SOS outside of the window, and he has the luxury of having an excellent resume.

McKay stated to MailSport: “I just want to resume playing and having fun with football.” That is the secret.

Last year, I feel like I lost a little bit of that enjoyment.

“I wasn’t selected even though I was fit, so I didn’t play as much as I had hoped.”

Now, the focus is on getting in somewhere while also making sure that everything is in line. It must undoubtedly be the perfect choice, a location where I can be sure to go and have fun.

Additionally, McKay has appeared in this film previously, between leaving Swansea and joining Hearts. “I’m fairly at ease about things,” he stated. In September, when I joined with Hearts, I was still a free agent.

And that worked out quite nicely for me. I’m merely attempting to regain faith in the process and watch where it leads.

“In terms of fitness, everything I’ve done this summer is the same as it was last time, plus a little bit extra.

It’s not the most convenient circumstance, particularly for the family. They experience a little more panic, but the goal is to avoid panicking or making a hasty decision.

“To get the right move, you just take your time.”

Before securing a transfer to Nottingham Forest, McKay rose through the ranks at Rangers. Before moving to Wales and subsequently Tynecastle, he spent a year at the City Ground.

McKay is still very much receptive. “I have had a couple calls,” he asserted. I may have wanted to wait and consider all of my alternatives before acting, or perhaps the timing hasn’t been perfect for me.

Whether it’s at home or somewhere else, I’m kind of open to almost anything. If everything works out, I’d be willing to look at anything. Compared to when I signed with Hearts, my current situation is different.

“Obviously, because I now have children, they enter your thoughts. The best interests of them must come first if we decide to move away.

In action against Fiorentina, Barrie McKay

Even though things didn’t turn out the way anyone had hoped, McKay had a good time at Tynecastle.

Despite being healthy and eager to play, Critchley thought he was surplus to requirements and kept him out of the game for extended periods of time.

Under interim manager Liam Fox, McKay returned to the team at the end of the season after the manager’s brief six-month tenure.

McKay acknowledged that the previous year didn’t turn out the way he had hoped. “I had a great experience at Hearts.

When I was healthy, I played in the first several seasons. However, last season, the manager (Critchley) changed, and it brought with it a shift in perspective.

That occurs in football. Among those things was this one. He is independent and has his own views and choices.

“The manager must act in his own best interests and that of the team. Just take it on the chin, if you will.

“Last year, I attended every training session. I participated in a lot of bounce games when they were offered, so I didn’t really miss a lot of them last season.

“Other than working as hard as you can every day in training, there isn’t really anything you can do about the manager’s opinion.”

In order to maintain himself ready for the next phase of his profession, McKay has kept up this practice.

“I’ve been going to the gym all the time, doing my own programs,” he acknowledged.

“I’ve continued with the traditional football routine of waking up, working out for a few hours, and then going to the gym.”

Every summer, I also work regularly with Kevin Kelly, my personal trainer. For the past five or six years, I’ve been with him. The last time I was out of contract, I truly noticed the advantages.

“I have adhered strictly to my fitness regimen this year since I was in excellent shape when I attended Hearts.

It is excellent and entails a lot of training connected to football.