Aston Villa have agreed to sign Clement Lenglet on loan from Barcelona.
The Midlands club have been searching for back-up to Pau Torres at left-sided centre-back after Tyrone Mings picked up a serious injury in the early weeks of the new season.
Lenglet has been searching for a route out of Barcelona after he was told he wouldn't be in Xavi's plans for the campaign ahead.
The defender spent last season on loan with Tottenham in the Premier League but wasn't signed permanently after a series of struggles in north London.