Published Date: 04 July 2009 HEARTS look to have lost out to Bristol City in the race to sign former Celtic midfielder Paul Hartley. The 32-year-old Scotland internationalist, available on a free transfer after seeing out his contract at Parkhead, spent four years at Tynecastle before moving to Celtic, but a return to Edinburgh now appears off. Greek side Iraklis Saloniki had also made an offer for Hartley, but the player is due to head to Bristol early next week for a medical ahead of moving to the Championship club, for whom he is expected to sign a two-year deal. Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo does however hope to have new players on board the squad's flight to Germany on Monday. Meanwhile, Scott McDonald has been named...
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