Brentford and Leicester City are exploring whether they can sign Shakhtar Donetsk winger Tete this week.
The £25million-rated Brazilian wants to cancel his contract with his Ukrainian club as the war with Russia continues to rage and football is suspended.
FIFA have already announced that foreign players in Ukraine and Russia can leave on loan as long as they make a decision before April 7.
Shakhtar have 12 Brazilians registered and all are looking to find other clubs at least on a temporary basis.