Kazakhstan winger Islam Chesnokov has returned to his homeland to signal for former membership Tobol on a everlasting deal after simply six months with Hearts.
The 26-year-old had signed a three-year contract with the Scottish Premiership membership final summer time after leaving Tobol.
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Chesnokov had signed a pre-contract settlement with Hearts final summer time, however they have been made to wait till January for his arrival after the golf equipment failed to agree a switch payment.
However, he made simply 11 appearances for Hearts, six of them in its place, because the Edinburgh membership fell simply in need of successful the Scottish title for the primary time since 1960.
Chesnokov, who has 26 worldwide caps, began his profession with Altai Semey and had a spell in Belarus with Belshina Bobruisk earlier than two years with Tobol, serving to them win the Kazakhstan Cup in 2025.