Heart of Midlothian left-back James Penrice is on the verge of joining AEK Athens, with Tynecastle head coach Derek McInnes saying the move to Greece was a "great opportunity" for the player and "brilliant money" for the club.
The 26-year-old joined Hearts 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.
The defender has travelled to the Netherlands - where AEK are based for a pre-season training camp - to undergo a medical.
"In an ideal world, I'm just in the door, I wanted to work him and have wanted to work with him for a while - but you have got to be fair and understand the situation," McInnes told HeartsTV.
"We heard he had interest from AEK Athens yesterday and spoke to James about it.
"At that stage it was still a long way off in terms of the valuation, but late last night we believed that AEK Athens had met the valuation for the club, which is brilliant money back and a great opportunity for James."
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.
