Hearts head coach Derek McInnes has questioned James Wilson’s decision to join Tottenham on loan after Arsenal ‘went quiet’ on a January deal for the striker.

The Gunners had been in discussions to bring Wilson to north London right up until the deadline, before Spurs made a late swoop to land the 18-year-old on a six-month deal.

The loan agreement includes an option for the Europa League champions to sign Wilson on a permanent basis at the end of the season.

Wilson made his first-team breakthrough for Hearts midway through the 2023/24 campaign, aged just 16, going on to score eight goals in his opening 45 appearances for his boyhood team.

Last March, Wilson become Scotland’s youngest ever men’s international when he came on as a second-half substitute in the side’s 3-0 Nations League victory over Greece.

Spurs have confirmed that Wilson will join up with Wayne Burnett’s Under-21 squad.

Though widely considered to be one of Scotland’s most promising young talents, Wilson struggled for regular playing time for top-of-the-table Hearts this term, making just one solitary start in the Scottish Premiership against Motherwell.

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