McInnes mentioned Hearts “wish to attempt to discover a means” to maintain Shankland.

“From our viewpoint, we’re simply making an attempt to organize for each eventualities,” he mentioned.

“If Lawrence does decide to us, sensible and we’ll get the advantages of that. He is bought to weigh up so many issues for him and his household.

“Hopefully, by the dialog in the present day, we’ll have a greater thought the place it is at. And, if Lawrence is not going to be with us this season, in fact it is going to be disappointing, however on the identical token, there’s sufficient to be enthusiastic about right here.

“There is a sensible venture occurring right here and we’ll simply attempt to discover options to what we need to obtain this season, however hopefully Lawrence is a part of it. On the minute, he is not. I anticipate there to be a bit extra readability within the subsequent few days.”

McInnes was eager to level out that there are numerous advantages for the Scotland worldwide in staying at Tynecastle and believes that, if Shankland was set on leaving, he would have communicated that to the membership by now.

“I do suppose that, if it was a no, he would have advised us,” he defined.

“I do suppose he sees so many positives from resigning at Hearts, however what we have all bought to understand is, when a participant runs his contract down, significantly good quantity nines, then generally there could be different issues to think about.”

Shankland, who joined Hearts from Belgian membership Beerschot in 2022, was linked with Scottish Premiership rivals Rangers final season and will appeal to curiosity from English golf equipment and overseas.

“I actually really feel Lawrence as a part of a powerful Hearts staff can elevate himself,” McInnes steered. “I believe he is able to scoring 25-30 targets a season in the proper staff and utilized in the proper means.”

“We are able to supply safety. We are able to supply constructing a staff and being a part of a staff that is making an attempt to achieve success.”

McInnes believes that Shankland can also be conscious that scoring targets for Hearts will hold him in Scotland head coach Steve Clarke’s plans.

Hearts have already made six signings this summer season and McInnes is “nonetheless seeking to attempt to establish one or two in key positions”, however he added that: “We’re not seeking to do an excessive amount of extra by way of ins.”

The supervisor defined that the squad is at the moment on the “top-heavy” aspect and there would in all probability be “a pure parting of the methods for some” when Hearts return from subsequent week’s pre-season journey to Spain.