Hearts have confirmed the appointment of Graham Rix as first-team coach at Tynecastle.
The former Arsenal and England striker has been out of the game since leaving Oxford United in March.
But the Bank of Scotland Premier League club have asked the 48-year-old to take over coaching duties at Tynecastle.
Rix will be officially unveiled at a press conference at 2pm tomorrow.
But the Jambos could be set for a continental approach under majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov with the appointment of a director of football.
The club have refused to comment on the possibility of another new man coming in as an 'overlord' above Rix.
However, Rix will be officially unveiled tomorrow after meeting the players for the first time at the club's Riccarton training ground.
But former Chelsea coach Ray Wilkins, who succeeded Rix at Stamford Bridge in 1999, believes his ex-international team-mate can prove to be a success no matter what the circumstances of his appointment.
He told BBC Scotland: "As long as people have dialogue going on, then I don't think there is a problem.
"It is when the parties are pulling against each other that things fall apart."
Wilkins added: "I have no idea what Graham's brief will be. He is probably extremely pleased to be back involved."
Rix emerged as a front-runner at the weekend, while Sir Bobby Robson, Ottmar Hitzfeld and Claudio Ranieri had also been linked with the Tynecastle vacancy.
Since the departure of the Burley the Edinburgh club have undergone a shake-up within the hierarchy.
Chief executive Phil Anderton was sacked a week ago and chairman George Foulkes resigned in protest at the decision.
