Michael Stewart had injury problems at Tynecastle
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Michael Stewart has been told he is not wanted by Hearts even if he negotiates a release from Manchester United.
Kaunas have agreed to loan Deividas Cesnauskis, Saulius Mikoliunas and Marius Kizys for another season.
But Stewart's loan spell will end and interim Hearts manager John McGlynn said: "Michael is a decent player, but he's been really unlucky.
"He seems to have gone from one niggling problem to another and it's made it very difficult for him."
Stewart, capped three times for Scotland, had previously been farmed out by United to Royal Antwerp and Nottingham Forest.
The 24-year-old spent most of the season on loan to Hearts after agreeing a wage cut to join the club he supported as a boy.
But he started just seven games for the Edinburgh club.
Stewart is presently negotiating a release from Old Trafford but must now look for a new club.
"He has also had two different managers and the situation at the moment where there is no manager in place didn't help his chances of staying next season," McGlynn told the Edinburgh Evening News.
"He really needs games now as he hasn't played many competitive games over the past couple of seasons.
"Hopefully, he can fix himself up somewhere."
Meanwhile, Hearts' major shareholder, Vladimir Romanov, could be about to add Brescia defender Marius Stankevicius could be the next Lithuanian international to join Hearts.
Romanov told the Daily Express: "We're delighted to have finalised the loan deals of Cesnauskis, Mikoliunas and Kizys for next season.
"We are also in talks with other possible Lithuanian signing targets and we hope these deals can also happen.
"It would be my dream to see the full Lithuanian international team play for Hearts."
Forward Mikoliunas and his two midfield compatriots joined Hearts for the second half of the season and helped the club finish fifth in the Scottish Premier League.
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