Livingston captain Craig Halkett is close to joining Hearts on a pre-contract

The 23-year-old is closing in on a move to Tynecastle Park when his Livingston contract expires this summer. Hearts want him on a long-term deal and he is ready to take the next step in his career after several rounds of talks with the club.

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Hibs had been credited with an interest in Halkett, who earlier this week admitted it was a "compliment" to be linked with Hearts. He is now set to swap West Lothian for Gorgie after three and a half years with Livingston.

Halkett is a product of the Rangers youth academy but left Glasgow in January 2016 seeking regular first-team football. He quickly became a key player and helped Livingston record back-to-back promotions, taking them from League One into the Premiership in successive seasons.