Sport / Football / Scottish Premiership Steven Naismith signs permanent deal with Hearts on four-year contract By Ross Crae August 1, 2019, 10:10 am Updated: August 1, 2019, 10:27 am © SNS Steven Naismith Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Steven Naismith has signed a four-year deal at Hearts. The Scotland forward had spent the last 18 months on loan at the Edinburgh side from Norwich City, becoming a free agent at the end of the summer. A move that was widely expected, he could make his third debut for the club in their Premiership opener against Aberdeen. ✍️ Steven Naismith will once again pull on the famous maroon jersey after joining Hearts on a permanent deal ➡️ https://t.co/fP9s8gclVS pic.twitter.com/q12z807uE0 — Heart of Midlothian (@JamTarts) August 1, 2019 The 32-year-old was hampered by injury last season, but still netted 14 goals in 27 appearances. He had played as a trialist for Hearts in a closed-door friendly against St Mirren earlier this week. Naismith brings the number of new arrivals at Hearts this summer to four, joining Craig Halkett, Conor Washington and Jamie Walker. Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe