Leeds United have agreed an £8.5m deal to signal Swiss defender Nico Elvedi.
The 29-year-old is travelling to England for a medical on Monday after Borussia Monchengladbach accepted a proposal value an preliminary £6.8m, with an extra £1.7m in add-ons.
The versatile Switzerland worldwide is about to finish his 11-year stick with the German top-flight membership by transferring to Elland Street.
Elvedi is a extremely skilled addition, having earned 73 caps for his nation and featured as a part of Switzerland’s squad at this summer season’s World Cup.
Requested in regards to the deal after a 4-0 pre-season win over Augsburg, Leeds supervisor Daniel Farke stated: “I have been working in soccer lengthy sufficient to know every part is just last as soon as the medical checks are accomplished and all of the paperwork is signed. We have seen conditions like this earlier than.
“So I solely discuss new gamers as soon as they’ve been formally introduced and every part is settled. However I do not need to lie, and we count on one thing to occur within the subsequent 48 hours.”
The transfer would permit fringe Leeds defender Sebastiaan Bornauw to hitch Hamburg on an preliminary mortgage with an choice to purchase.
Leeds start their Premier League marketing campaign away at Nottingham Forest subsequent Saturday.
