Hearts winger Billy King is adamant he never considered following his brother down south as he insisted the coaching at Tynecastle is on a par with anything the English Premier League can offer.
King's younger sibling, Adam, is currently battling to get noticed in the Swansea City youth academy after making a £200,000 switch to South Wales from Hearts in January 2014.
However, Billy dismissed any notion of him departing the Jambos by penning a new two-year deal this week, capping a campaign in which he has scored nine times and claimed 13 assists. Despite his little brother's assertion that life in English football has made him a better player, the Hearts winger believes he is better served by staying in Gorgie.
The 20-year-old said: "I'm enjoying my football here and enjoying the training so I'm delighted I'm staying.
"Adam chose to go to Swansea and I speak to him all the time. He's really enjoying it there and feels it's improved him as a player. But up here, you're playing first-team football whereas he's just playing under-21.
"Most players at my age want to go out [on loan] and get experience. If I was down there, I'd want to go to another club to get first-team football, whereas I'm already getting it here.
"I don't need to move. The way we train and construct our week is what they do in the English Premier League and what the best teams in the world do. We are just learning from them and doing the same as they do - and it has paid off."
King is currently battling back from ankle surgery and has revealed his willingness to surrender his summer in a bid to be "100 per cent" ready for next season. The Jambos, who have been widely lauded for their triple sessions this term, will continue to display their workaholic streak throughout the close-season by offering voluntary training for their players.
King is determined to utilise the additional workouts. He said: "I will do those sessions. They will be in Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through the summer and, although it is voluntary for all the first-team players, I will be in to do rehab and will join in the gym sessions as well.
"They will be running through the whole summer. I will go on a brief holiday and get stuck into those sessions when I come back. I'm determined to come back for pre-season 100 per cent ready to go.
"It sums up the work the staff put in here. The coaching staff and sports science team could have been off until the 19th of June when we come back for pre-season if they wanted to."
King is under no illusions about the challenges posed next term despite romping to the Championship title this time out.
He added: "Next season is going to be much more difficult. We aren't going to dominate games as much or have as much of the ball. But I still think we have a good chance of finishing in the top six. I don't think that's an achievement that is out of our league."
*Billy King was speaking at a Tesco Bank Football Festival at Tynecastle Stadium. Over 250 children from eight schools have been involved in this year's programme across Edinburgh.*
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