Northern Ireland international Liam Boyce joins League of Ireland side Derry City from Hearts on a two-year deal.

Derry City have completed the signings of Northern Ireland internationals Liam Boyce and Gavin Whyte. Striker Boyce has penned a two-year deal with the Candystripes after spending the last five years at Hearts.

Athlone have been busy in the transfer market as McDaid joins Dean Williams (Shelbourne), JR Wilson (Sligo Rovers) and Matt Connor (Waterford) in dropping down a division with also the capture of Cole Omorehiomwan (Bray), Bastien Hery, Kyle O’Connor and Adam Wixted (Longford) and Noe Baba (Finn Harps).

DERRY City manager Tiernan Lynch believes new signings Gavin Whyte and Liam Boyce will excite the club’s fans. Boyce, who has signed a two-year deal, will line up alongside his Northern Ireland international team-mate Whyte,

Northern Ireland internationals Liam Boyce and Gavin Whyte have joined League of Ireland side Derry City. Boyce arrives from Scottish side Hearts who he had been with since January 2020, on a two-year deal. Whyte has agreed a three-year contract with the Brandywell outfit after leaving Championship side Portsmouth by mutual consent in August.

Derry City have announced the signings of Liam Boyce and Gavin Whyte who arrive at the Brandywell on multi-year deals. Both players arrive in Derry following successful periods in both the English and Scottish pyramids.

Barrie McKay and Yutaro Oda are told their Hearts careers are not necessarily over, despite a lack of first-team appearances. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription) Meanwhile, new Hearts forward Elton Kabangu, 26, may have to wait for a starting place at Tynecastle. (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription)

Liam Boyce and Gavin Whyte, who have a combined 58 caps for the North, have joined the Candystripes on multi-year deals.