Aberdeen are closing in on a deal to make Livingston skipper Nicky Devlin their first summer signing.
The right back is also wanted by Hearts but talks with the Dons are at an advanced stage over a switch that would see him move to Pittodrie at the end of his Lions' contract next month. Devlin has been a standout for Livi over the last few seasons and turned down a new deal in West Lothian earlier this year sparking interest from clubs on both sides of the border.
But Aberdeen are now at the front of the queue for the 29-year-old's signature and with just the finer details of a deal to be thrashed out he looks set to become Barry Robson ’s first summer acquisition. Devlin has been a mainstay for David Martindale ’s Lions over the last four years since moving back north of the border.
