Hearts today announced the signing of Marian Kello on a free transfer from FBK Kaunas.

The Slovakian goalkeeper has put pen to paper on a two-year deal at Tynecastle.

Paperwork now sorted, Marian becomes a permanent Hearts player, the popular custodian having spent the last two years on loan at Tynecastle.

"We are delighted everything is sorted out," manager Jim Jefferies said.

"Since I came in he has impressed me and I think the club has three very good goalkeepers now.

"There is very little between them and they work hard with Arturas [Ramoska, goalkeeper coach] so it is very difficult to know who the number one is but Marian was the more favoured one last year.

"He had a bit of an injury problem and he's now had the game against Millwall so there's a couple of games to assess who will be the number one.

"You can't play them all so that's a decision I have to make!"

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