Hearts boss Craig Levein admits Steven Naismith cup final dilemma
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The forward has been absent since being substituted at half-time of Hearts’ 2-1 loss to Celtic in February after suffering his second knee injury of the campaign.
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Hide AdThe 32-year-old went under the knife to fix the problem and is currently in a race against time to be fit for the showdown against Celtic on May 25.
However, with Levein currently in talks with the player over a new contract, he admits he may not field Naismith if there’s any chance it could hamper his long-term fitness.
“It’s a bit of a dilemma,” he said. “If we are going to sign him on a long-term contract and push him just now, it might cause us a problem going forward.
“I don’t want to push him, push him, push him and he comes back too early and it causes him problems.”
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