Belgian football consultant and podcaster Scott Coyne believes it is “a bit of a coup” for Hearts to have secured Vrancken.

“He could have gone to France or Germany and I think he’s picked Hearts because of the Champions League football, because of Edinburgh,” he said.

“I think there’s something about Hearts’ success last season – he sees a template over the next two, three, four years potentially to go and do something really interesting.

“He likes really direct and fluid football. So think quick transitions, lots of player rotations, an aggressive press, lots of overloads, fluidity in the wing play as well, so his wing-backs and his wingers are going to be out wide a lot.

“He might give you defensive headaches sometimes because he’s one of those coaches who does like to go pretty gung-ho. So you will concede some goals playing in a Wouter Vrancken side, but you’ll also score a lot as well.

“He’s excellent with sides on limited resources, getting them to really punch above their weight, because he creates this environment inside squads that is really tight knit. And he’s just really good at identifying bad apples.

“He fits the way Hearts want to play football and the way they’re looking to recruit players.

“He understands the Jamestown model as well because obviously he’s coached against Union Saint-Gilloise with a number of clubs in Belgium over the past few years.”