Aston Villa left-back Alex Moreno will undergo a medical at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday ahead of joining on loan.
Moreno, who can also play as a left winger, had fallen behind Lucas Digne and £37.5million summer signing Ian Maatsen in the pecking order at Villa Park.
Speaking after their 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday, Villa manager Unai Emery revealed Moreno was 'close to leaving'.
'We signed Ian Maatsen and were speaking with different players in this position, now we have difficulties to manage with three specific left full-backs,' Emery said.