Rangers are expected to pick up where they left off with Vital when the summer rolls around.  Any plans they may have had about doing the same regarding James Penrice, however, can be put aside now with Hearts agreeing terms to bring the out-of-contract Livingston defender to Tynecastle instead.  According to the Edinburgh News, Penrice has agreed terms with Steven Naismith’s side after deciding against signing fresh terms with David Martindale’s outfit. Heart of Midlothian are also signing Ross County’s Yan Dhanda on a similar deal.  HITC Football reported at the end of January that Hearts were showing an interest in the West Lothian-born defender, alongside Philippe Clement’s Rangers outfit. It is not certain whether the Scottish Premiership challengers were planning to include Penrice on their list of summer targets but, with five assists from full-back in a struggling Livi side, one of the more underrated players in the top-flight certainly deserves an opportunity to prove his talents at a club with greater ambitions at the other end of the table.

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