McInnes made Findlay a top transfer priority soon after making the move from Kilmarnock and a deal is likely to be done
Stuart Findlay has been a key figure at Kilmarnock for Derek McInnes
Stuart Findlay is set to join Hearts as talks with Oxford United progress over the defender.
Record Sport revealed that new boss Derek McInnes wanted Findlay to join him at Tynecastle as a matter of priority after making the move from Kilmarnock.
Scotland international Findlay has spent the last two season on loan at Rugby Park from Oxford, where he still has another year left on his contract.
However, Hearts have entered negotiations with the Championship club over a deal for Findlay and he is expected to be confirmed as a Hearts player before the start of pre-season training next week.
McInnes has previously hailed Findlay’s impact for Killie, not just with his own performances, but on those around him.
He said: “There’s no doubt having Stuart Findlay back has been massive for us. He doesn’t always catch the eye, and he’s not exactly dribbling out and making chances and all the rest of it, but he’s such a calming influence.
“That ability for a centre-half to make people round about them better is a dying art, because so many boys now just want to play their own game and look after themselves, but he does it in such a quiet effective way.”
The Jambos are also progressing a deal for Portuguese striker Claudio Bravo.
Around £400,000 is expected to be enough to tempt Norwegian second-tier side Aalesund FK into selling the 25-year-old, who still has 18 months left on his contract.
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