HEARTS striker Kenny Vargas has launched a scathing attack on the standard of Scottish football.
The Costa Rica international has netted just twice in 19 appearances for the Jambos this season.
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But speaking to broadcaster ESPN while on international duty, the 22-year-old slated the level of Premiership football.
Vargas said: “It’s no secret, Hearts is a great place, it’s a great team.
“But one always looks for better options, the ability to show oneself and compete.
“I would like to go somewhere else where I can have a better place and compete more.
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“I don’t want my words to be misinterpreted, but I want more friction, to play against better-level players.
“I think changing teams is something personal.
“Scotland is a great place, but football-wise they don’t have such a good level, everyone knows that.
“I want to go to a better place. I can be in a comfort zone in my club, I always play, but I think that’s what one looks for. To always be able to compete.”
The outspoken striker also revealed he has an option to leave in January, should a suitor come in for him.
And he claimed the Jambos have already discussed a potential move away from Hearts in the upcoming transfer window.
Vargas said (via the Hearts Standard): “There’s a possibility that I could leave in January.
“It does not depend on me, there is a clause. If a team comes and pays, I am the one who has the final say, but these things are not in my hands.
“The clause is there. I have no problem negotiating.
“I still have a while left, until 2029, but from what I have been told there are clubs interested, there is a possibility that I could leave.
“They themselves are the ones who tell me that, for them I am an object of exchange.”
Meanwhile, Rangers fans group the Unions Bears have launched an astonishing attack on the club’s board and made a series of claims about sanctions being placed on them.
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