Devlin hoping to live out Champions League dream at Hearts
· Yahoo Sports
Cammy Devlin is putting contract talks aside to focus on his return from injury and Hearts' title pursuit.
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The Australia midfielder has been out with an ankle injury since mid-January but, along with striker Lawrence Shankland, is available for to make his comeback in Saturday's home game against Dundee.
"I'm really happy to be back," Devlin, 27, said.
"I've found it quite tough in terms of just being away from doing what you love, especially with how everything was going this season.
"But this is part and parcel of football. You've got to overcome challenges all the time and injuries are part of it.
"I haven't enjoyed it at all so to be on the other side of it now, out of that physio room and back with my mates on the grass, has been really exciting.
"That was always my focus, just do everything in my power to come back in the best possible way I can."
Devlin, who joined the club in 2021, is out of contract at the end of the season and still has to decide where his future lies.
The midfielder has ambitions to play in the Champions League and should Hearts win the Premiership it would put them in the play-off round for next season's tournament, while the runners-up will go into the second qualifying round.
Devlin admits that tournament could be pivotal to what he decides this summer.
"I think growing up as an Aussie from the other side of the world the Champions League is something you would wake up at four or five in the morning to watch on the telly," he said.
"So I think that's a massive, massive carrot because that would be a dream come true for not just me, but for any player that is here I'm sure.
"In terms of right now my focus is on just getting back fit, playing for Hearts, seeing what we can do, and then I'm sure that stuff will come into play at the end of the season.
"The Champions League would be so special, so cool, and something we believe we can do. So fingers crossed.
"We're working ever so hard to make it happen, but there's 24 points left to play for. There's a lot of twists and turns left in this title race and the fact I can say we're a part of it is cool in itself."