Hearts have signed Bristol City centre-back Taylor Moore on a season-long loan.
The 24-year-old came through the ranks with Lens and featured in the French club’s first team in the 2015/16 campaign.
The defender has fallen down the pecking order under Robins boss Nigel Pearson this term and Hearts manager Robbie Neilson, who has been in the market for a centre-back, was delighted to take advantage of the former England Under-20 international’s availability ahead of Saturday’s cinch Premiership trip to Dundee United.
He told the Hearts website: “Taylor’s got a wealth of experience at a really high level, both in England and in France, so to get him here is a bit of a coup.
“His style of play will suit how we play and he’s versatile too, which is a bonus, so I’m sure he’ll do really well for us.”
Hearts have already added Alex Cochrane, Beni Baningime and Ben Woodburn to their squad this summer, while highly-regarded Australian midfielder Cameron Devlin is due to join the Tynecastle club imminently.
Sporting director Joe Savage said: “Our patience in this transfer window is paying off because we are attracting really high-calibre players to the club.
“Taylor was very keen to come up to Hearts which is always a good sign and it shows how well this club is regarded.”
