Rangers right-back Nathan Patterson will have a medical at Everton on Tuesday as the Premier League club near a £10m deal for the defender.
Manager Rafael Benitez first moved for the 20-year-old in the summer.
Rangers' then-boss Steven Gerrard said the Scotland international would not be sold and Everton's bid was rejected.
Talks have now resumed and Everton are optimistic that they are close to finally landing a long-term successor to veteran captain Seamus Coleman, 33.
The youngster is highly regarded at Ibrox but has struggled for game time under Gerrard and his successor Giovanni van Bronckhorst because of the form of captain James Tavernier, playing just six times this term.