Southampton have had a £13.6million bid accepted by French side Brest for defensive midfielder Ibrahima Diallo.
The 21-year-old is expected to travel to England over the weekend ahead of a medical and agreeing personal terms.
The France Under 21 international emerged as Southampton’s main target after they had made enquiries for Liverpool’s £20m-rated Markm Grujic and Ibrahim Sangare who opted to join PSV Eindhoven after leaving Toulouse this week.
Diallo made 19 Ligue 1 appearances for Brest last season where he helped them to a 14th-place finish.