Speaking to the Hearts official club website, the Scot who signed atwo year deal after leaving Kilmarnock said: "I had a lot of offers from clubs, including ones in Greece and Turkey and the one in Greece was very lucrative.
"I discussed it with my family, but to be honest, as soon as Jim Jefferies came to Hearts I was always hoping he would bring me here.
"I didn't pursue anything, but as soon as he phoned me I dropped everything and hopefully now I can go on and do the business for him and Hearts.
"I turned down a lot of money to come here, but I am looking forward to my career at Tynecastle."