Toby Sibbick thrilled Hearts rejected Blackpool transfer offer as he admits club statement caught him by surprise
dailyrecord.co.ukToby Sibbick admitted he had a chilled out transfer deadline day after being delighted Hearts knocked back Blackpool. The Jambos defender was a target for the Championship side but boss Robbie Neilson shot down any bids as he has big plans for the centre-half.
Sibbick is on board and didn’t spend the last day of the window hanging by the phone. He said: “When Hearts put out that statement I was on Twitter scrolling through and I saw my name and thought ‘what?’.
I thought something had happened without me knowing and I was wondering what was going on. I was at home chilling. I came in for training the next day, spoke to Joe and the manager and they said they wanted me to stay. “I said: ‘Listen, I’m happy to stay and I enjoy being here.’ It would have been silly for me to leave, especially given where we are at this moment.
They just put it to bed and I spoke to my agent and said I am in a happy place so no need to entertain any other offers. So deadline day was was a bit more relaxing.
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