Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has said he hopes his side will sign Middlesbrough forward Morgan Rogers on Wednesday.
"We analyse him and we follow him with a scout," Emery told TNT Sports after Villa's loss to Newcastle on Tuesday.
"I think he is a potential young player and hopefully tomorrow we can sign him and he can start his new chapter here."
The winter transfer deadline for Premier League clubs is Thursday, 1 February (23:00 GMT).
Aston Villa are fourth in the Premier League, five points off the top but have won just one of their past four league matches.