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James Penrice has been at Hearts' training camp in Spain Heart of Midlothian left-back James Penrice is on the verge of being sold to AEK Athens following a transfer offer from the Greek Super League club. The 26-year-old joined the Scottish Premiership club last year on a free transfer after his contract with Livingston came to an end. Penrice impressed in what proved to be an otherwise disappointing season for Hearts as they finished in the bottom six in the Scottish Premiership. If the Livingston-born defender and his representatives agree personal terms, the deal with the club who finished fourth in the Greek top flight could be concluded within the next 24 hours. Shankland reveals Jock the Jambo role in new Hearts contract From Vardy to Hagi - Scottish Premiership free agent options? Who has your Premiership club brought in & let go? - summer 2025 Hearts announced earlier on Thursday that Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland had agreed a new three-year contract to extend his stay at Tynecastle. Penrice began his career with Partick Thistle and, after a loan spell to East Fife, joined Livingston on a permanent deal in the summer of 2021. His performances for the West Lothian side alerted Hearts to his talents and he signed a three-year deal when moving to Tynecastle last summer. Should Penrice's deal go through, he will become the second Scot this week to move to Greece after Scotland left-back Greg Taylor's move from Celtic to PAOK in Thessaloniki. Visit our Hearts page for all the latest news, analysis and fan views Get Hearts news notifications in the BBC Sport app Death of Liverpool forward Jota leaves football world in shock England lose top-order wickets after Gill's 269 Spain begin Euro 2025 campaign by thrashing Portugal Timeless hits from a 90s icon Reflections on Back to the Future, 40 years on The gaggle of ghouls in a haunted US mansion are back Uncovering a state-sanctioned Scottish social experiment 'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played' How Mc Tominay became a Napoli icon after Man Utd exit Scotland men's internationals to be shown live on BBC Commonwealth Games: Why is it so special to be part of Team Scotland? From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs Why have record number of seeded players lost at Wimbledon? 'Farrell will churn up the Lions playing pool with instant intensity' Jota's final goal for Liverpool wins Merseyside derby. Video Jota's final goal for Liverpool wins Merseyside derby 'That was the best Raducanu has played since 2021 US Open win' Video'That was the best Raducanu has played since 2021 US Open win' How is Arsenal's attacking refresh shaping up? 'It's movie stuff' - Dutch-born Holland to make All Blacks debut Kookaburra conundrum - can county cricket have too many runs? Is it conceivable that Mercedes could drop Russell for Verstappen? Meet the only English manager at the Euros 'I can't hear it' - Wimbledon's first day of electronic calling Have we watched Messi's final game on global stage? Verstappen, Russell and Mercedes - what factors are at play? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.