Malachi Boateng has joined Coronary heart of Midlothian from Crystal Palace for an undisclosed payment.
The 22-year-old defensive midfielder has agreed a three-year deal at Tynecastle.
He goes straight into the Hearts squad with a spot on the bench for Saturday’s residence sport with Rangers.
The London-born participant has earlier expertise in Scotland after loans to Queen’s Park and Dundee.
Final time period, he made 36 appearances for the Dens Park membership.
“In Malachi we’ve received a robust, athletic, ball-winning and ball-playing midfielder,” head coach Steven Naismith advised the membership web site.
“We’ve finished the majority of our recruitment early however we’re all the time assessing our differing necessities, and with a few gamers out by damage it’s pushed us to behave swiftly.”
