The defender has joined on loan for the rest of the season after penning a one-year contract extension with Roberto Di Zerbi's club
Odel Offiah reckons Hearts are similar in style to Brighton and that helped him decide on a move to Tynecastle.
Offiah was in Gorgie on Thursday night to take in Hearts' Europa Conference League third round qualifier second leg against Rosenborg. And if the 20-year-old had any doubts over the switch, they would have been blown away on a Euro night for the ages as the hosts roared back to beat the Norwegians 3-1 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate. Cammy Devlin's stoppage time strike set up a playoff showdown with Greek cracks PAOK, with the first leg in Edinburgh next week.
"Definitely the style of play," he said when asked what convinced him to make the move to the Scottish capital. "It's very similar to Brighton.
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