Stoke City are closing on a loan deal for Josh Maja from Bordeaux.
The 23-year old former Sunderland striker had a spell on loan at Fulham last season and Stoke manager Michael O'Neill hopes he can help propel his side towards the play-off places.
Maja has played just 45 minutes of football across four appearances so far this season, after missing the first three months of the campaign with a back injury.
Having featured in the French Cup twice over the past two months, he made his Ligue 1 debut for the season on January 16 in a 6-0 loss against Rennes and played against Strasbourg last week.