article_snippet.sent: The defender scores against Rangers earlier in the season en route to Hearts' Championship title .
article_snippet.sent: Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson said: ‘Danny’s decided Danny wants a new challenge and, as I’ve said previously, I’ll never stand in the way of any player who wants to move on so Danny goes with our blessing and our thanks.
article_snippet.sent: Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson admits it will be difficult to lose the influential defender .
article_snippet.sent: Sam Nicholson (centre) celebrates after scoring the opener in Hearts 2-1 defeat of Raith at the weekend .
article_snippet.sent: us’ll miss Celtic manager Ronny Deila on and off the park and Celtic manager Ronny Deila’s been a great captain but that’s football; players join and players leave and us’re no different here at Hearts.
article_snippet.sent: us continue to work hard to assemble a squad that can challenge for a top-half spot in the Premiership.