Bayer Leverkusen striker Sardar Azmoun is expected to land in Rome this evening to complete his transfer to Roma on loan with option to buy for €13m.
The Giallorossi have been on the hunt for at least one centre-forward, ideally two, since Tammy Abraham tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee at the end of last season.
It seems as if they finally have their man, because Azmoun is on a private plane flying from Koln to the Ciampino Airport in Rome, where reports suggest it will land at 20.00 local time (19.00 in the UK).
The Iran international can rest overnight in a hotel and then have his medical tests on Friday morning to finalise the move.
The 28-year-old will need some very careful medical tests, because he has been out of action since July with a muscular tear.
It is a relapse of another injury he had sustained in October 2022 that kept him on the touchline for six weeks.