According to sources for ESPN, Scotland's player of the year, Cláudio Braga, is attracting interest from elsewhere, including Brighton.

Brighton and Crystal Palace are showing an interest in 26-year-old Portuguese centre-forward Claudio Braga following his high level of performance for Hearts. Celtic are also keen on the player for a summer move. It is understood that Hearts might be willing to sell Braga for approximately £5m and would prefer a sale to a club abroad if he is to leave. In the current 2025/2026 Scottish Premiership season, Braga has scored 12 goals and provided 5 assists in 29 appearances. The forward, who joined Hearts in July 2025 from Aalesund for €520,000, has a contract until May 2028 and a current market value of €6.00m, according to Transfermarkt.