Claudio Braga has addressed his Heart of Midlothian future amid transfer interest with 72 hours of the window remaining.
The Portuguese attacker, 26, won player of the year for the club last season which was always set to bring admirers and he has had interest from clubs in the MLS, England and across Europe.
Braga is dealt in at Tynecastle until 2028 but the Jambos understand that a massive bid from any club with three days of the market left would be difficult to turn down.
For the striker himself, though, he, too, acknowledges his own ambitions to play at the highest level. But he insists he will only ever move on if it was for a move which suited all parties.
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"It's a lot of talk and a hard time, in a way, but for a good reason also, so I could never be ungrateful for that," Braga told Premier Sports' Scottish Football Social Club.
"At the same time I think, and I've said it and will say it 1000 times, if something happens it will be good for me and good for Hearts.
"I could never go if it was only good for me. Or only good for Hearts. I feel like we are on the same page me and the board and, yeah. I don't know nothing until now, I have no idea what is going to happen, so I can promise nothing.
"I don't like to promise and then if something happens I shall feel bad. But I love my time at Hearts, I am so grateful that I play here and have been welcomed the way I was. I love that I'm here.
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"If anything happens I will hopefully help Hearts, also."
Braga has often been asked about his future in Gorgie as well as potential suitors but he has remained steadfast in his commitment to Hearts.
"Football is like that," he added. "A lot of people ask me and to be honest I really don't know, so it's hard to answer. And I could never answer even if I knew, but I don't. So it's just, if something good for Hearts and for me appears then, of course, every player has ambitions.
"Every player likes to play at the top level possible. But at the same time I would only do that if it was good for me and for Hearts."
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