Musa Drammeh has very much played his way into the first-team fold at Heart of Midlothian - but he won't be available for selection against Cercle Brugge on Thursday night.

The Spanish forward made just his second appearance for the club before the international break as a second-half substitute in the loss at Rangers. Neil Critchley revealed afterward that Musa had trained well to earn his spot.

He followed it up with a double in a bounce game during the break before stepping off the bench on Saturday evening and scoring from distance in the 4-1 loss to Celtic.

Understandably, fans are eager to see more of him due to the team's difficulties in attack all season. But he won't be an option in the Conference League clash at the Jan Breydel Stadium because he wasn't included in the European squad.

Hearts were only able to name 22 first-team players because of UEFA conditions on the squad list and Musa was one of three to miss out, alongside Calem Nieuwenhof and Ryan Fulton. At the time of the squad being named he had yet to feature, making his debut off the bench against Celtic in the middle of September.

The 22-year-old can, however, be added to the squad if Hearts progress to the knockout stage of the Conference League. 

Critchley can make changes ahead to the 22-man squad following the conclusion of the league phase. The deadline for submitting the list is Friday, February 6.

The Hearts head coach was asked about Musa and what role he can have after the loss to Celtic.

"He brings physicality and athleticism at the top end of the pitch," he said. "I know he can play down the middle or from a wide area. It's for me and him to learn where he's best suited. Sometimes Kenny [Vargas]  plays wide, sometimes Kenny plays down the middle.

"We're a little bit flexible in how we play at the top end of the pitch. What you do need is players of intelligence and who have an understanding how to play our system, both in and out of possession. Musa is no different and the players are still learning that."