The Perth title hero opened up about his swap to Tynecastle after sealing the Championship title
Josh McPake celebrates St Johnstone’s title win
Josh McPake has spoken about his impending Hearts transfer for the primary time and is assured he can have an analogous impact at Tynecastle to the one he is made for St Johnstone.
McPake agreed his swap to the Premiership leaders in January, however has remained tight lipped on the topic with Simo Valakari’s males within the thick of a title tilt of their very own.
They had been confirmed as Championship champions with a 2-0 win at Dunfermline in midweek, wrapping it up with two video games to spare.
And now McPake – who has been nominated for the PFA Championship Player of the Year Award, feels he can open up a bit about becoming a member of his new membership this summer season.
“I’m buzzing about it,” he stated. “It’s something I knew was coming but I wanted to make sure from January until now, I was focused on St Johnstone and being a St Johnstone player.
“But now that the league’s wrapped up, I can look ahead to {that a} wee bit extra. I imagine in myself and imagine I’ll make an impact at that membership as effectively.”
Former Saints boss Derek McInnes was delighted to see the Perth membership obtain promotion and has been impressed with how McPake has dealt with himself.
He stated: “I’m delighted for him. I’m delighted for St Johnstone as a club. There’s a lot of people I still know there and they were good to me when I was there, so I’ve got a lot of affection for them. So yes, thoroughly deserved and great to see them back.
“And for Josh, I think when he sorted his future here for next season back in January, that was something he was really conscious of. He wanted to end things on a high, so I think that says a lot about him.
“People, maybe from looking outside might’ve been thinking ‘is he going to put the tools away now he’s signed for Hearts?’ But it’s been nothing like that at all. He’s been first class for them.”
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