HEARTS director of football Craig Levein says the club are looking for a "young and energetic" coach to replace MK Dons-bound Robbie Neilson.
Hearts accepted a compensation offer for Neilson on Thursday night and Under-20s coaches Jon Daly and Andy Kirk will take charge of the team for Saturday's Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Ross County in Dingwall.
Newcastle assistant coach Ian Cathro, who worked with Levein at Dundee United, is the runaway favourite but the Edinburgh club have not yet made any approaches for a new head coach.
Levein said: "I'm not going to get involved in talking about individuals. Ian is a friend of mine but he is employed by another club, so I don't want to talk about him.
"The profile hasn't changed from Robbie really. We are looking for a young, intelligent, energetic, enthusiastic coach who can help us move on from where we are. And that's the key, to try to get someone in who can improve us."
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