Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare hopes to have some news on the future of Adrien Silva within the next 24 to 48 hours.
It has been two weeks since the Foxes thought they had signed the Portugal midfielder from Sporting Lisbon in a £22million deal but FIFA have refused the player's registration as they did not receive the paperwork in time, with Leicester missing the deadline by just 14 seconds.
However officials at the Premier League club are confident the necessary paperwork was sent before the midnight deadline on September 1, having been granted an hour's extension to complete the deal.