Portuguese full-back Jose Goncalves is set to return to Hearts after Nuremberg decided against offering the player a contract. The Bundesliga 2 outfit signed Goncalves on a one-season loan deal last summer with a view to a permanent transfer.
Nuremberg spokesman Martin Haltermann told the Edinburgh Evening News: "He did not play any matches in the second half of the season, so we decided not to loan him from Hearts or buy him. He is free to go back to Hearts again.
"I think he is not happy because he likes Nuremberg but that's normal in football. We liked him but it is the decision of the club."