Hearts have agreed to sign the former Rangers defender Danny Wilson on loan from Liverpool until May, pending international clearance.
The Scotland defender, 21, has been on loan at Bristol City recently but played only one match due to injury.
He is John McGlynn's first squad addition since the Scottish Premier League relaxed Hearts' signing ban.
If clearance comes through on time, Wilson will go straight into the squad for Saturday's match against Celtic.
Wilson is eligible for the under-21s and therefore fits the criteria set out by the SPL that allows Hearts to sign players.
The Tynecastle club had been placed under a signing ban last year due to late payment of wages and it was extended over a "remuneration default".
The default related to bonus and appearance monies but the SPL is now satisfied payments are in order.
However, the club can only sign under-21 players until the end of the season and they will be restricted to a one-out, one-in policy.
Left-footed Wilson has been capped five times and made his international debut against the Faroe Islands in November 2010.
He came through the Rangers youth set-up and played 26 games for the Ibrox side before manager Kenny Dalglish signed him for Liverpool for £2m in July 2010.
However, he has struggled to break into the first team at Anfield since and his loan to Hearts follows similar spells at Blackpool and Bristol City.
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