Wayne Bridge is to fight YouTuber KSI, Mail Sport can reveal.
The former Chelsea, Manchester City and England star is set to face the influencer on March 29 with an announcement due imminently, subject to the signing of contracts.
Should formalities be completed the left-back, who is now 44, will face the KSI, 31, in Manchester in an intriguing prospect that will command attention in football, boxing and beyond.
Bridge has fought before, defeating Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews in a charity bout seven years ago.