Middlesbrough are in talks with Rudy Gestede after agreeing a fee for the striker with Aston Villa.
Benin international Gestede joined Villa from Blackburn in July 2015, and has scored 10 goals in 55 appearances.
But the 28-year-old has started only three games since Steve Bruce took over at the Championship club in October and was left out of Villa's squad for Monday's 1-0 defeat at Cardiff City.
"I would envisage something would happen there," Bruce told BBC WM.
"The two clubs have agreed a fee and he's up there for talks."
Bruce added that Villa are close to bringing a new player in on loan.