DONIS AVDIJAJ was a teenage revelation, a prolific goalscorer of such potency at youth level that Schalke placed a 41m euro price-tag on his head to ward off interest from Liverpool.

Regularly mentioned in the same breath as Timo Werner, Julian Brandt and Leroy Sane as they shone together for Germany’s youth sides, the diminutive attacker was destined for the upper echelons of the game.

This evening Avdijaj will make his debut in Dingwall for a Hearts side desperately seeking to climb off the foot of the Scottish Premiership; his sixth club in three years.

“Some people might question me because I’ve now had six teams in three years,” acknowledged Avdijaj. “What I would say is it has been a crazy experience and I have learned a lot. For 23 years old, that is not a bad experience.

“I’ve experienced lots of different types of football and I’ve scored in every country I’ve played in. This mix can help me for my next games at Hearts. I’m looking forward to showing myself and I hope I can find my best form as fast as I can.”

Hearts head coach Daniel Stendel is likely to hand his new signing an immediate outing tonight.

Avdijaj added: “It was important to go somewhere where I felt I had a coach behind me; someone who knows what I can do.”