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Former Hearts boss Robbie Neilson expects goalkeeper Craig Gordon to remain at the club next season but believes Cammy Devlin is unlikely to stay.
Both players are out of contract but were not on the club's exit list on Wednesday.
Hearts have offered Devlin, 27, a new deal and are awaiting a response from the Australia midfielder.
Scotland international Gordon, 43, will also head to the World Cup with his club future up in the air.
"I think Craig Gordon will be one that they'll try [to give a new deal]," Neilson told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
"He's so well associated with the club. I don't know if he'll maybe look to progress into some sort of coaching role, as a player/coach or something like that, or even in the background at the executive level. I think Craig had always thought about doing that side of things.
"Cammy Devlin, I think it'll depend on what other offers he gets, and I would expect him to get some good ones.
"Whether it be in Europe, or there was talk of the MLS, you could go there and probably earn a significant sum more than Hearts could afford."
Among the four players leaving are Beni Baningime and Frankie Kent.
Despite several spells on the sidelines through injury this term, Baningime managed 30 appearances across all competitions.
And Neilson was surprised to see the 27-year-old midfielder's name among the departures.
"The one for me that was interesting was Baningime," he added.
"I know he's had a lot of injuries but when he plays, Hearts play well.
"With Jamestown Analytics I know they have a say on not just the recruitment but also the retention so maybe they are flagging up differently, I don't know. But he was the one that I thought they would try to keep."
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Both players are out of contract but were not on the club's exit list on Wednesday.
Hearts have offered Devlin, 27, a new deal and are awaiting a response from the Australia midfielder.
Scotland international Gordon, 43, will also head to the World Cup with his club future up in the air.
"I think Craig Gordon will be one that they'll try [to give a new deal]," Neilson told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.
"He's so well associated with the club. I don't know if he'll maybe look to progress into some sort of coaching role, as a player/coach or something like that, or even in the background at the executive level. I think Craig had always thought about doing that side of things.
"Cammy Devlin, I think it'll depend on what other offers he gets, and I would expect him to get some good ones.
"Whether it be in Europe, or there was talk of the MLS, you could go there and probably earn a significant sum more than Hearts could afford."
Among the four players leaving are Beni Baningime and Frankie Kent.
Despite several spells on the sidelines through injury this term, Baningime managed 30 appearances across all competitions.
And Neilson was surprised to see the 27-year-old midfielder's name among the departures.
"The one for me that was interesting was Baningime," he added.
"I know he's had a lot of injuries but when he plays, Hearts play well.
"With Jamestown Analytics I know they have a say on not just the recruitment but also the retention so maybe they are flagging up differently, I don't know. But he was the one that I thought they would try to keep."
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