Adama Traore's awkward time at Aston Villa is coming to an end with the 20-year-old winger on Teesside ahead of a transfer to Middlesbrough.
He will undergo a medical on Wednesday and a deal should go through that sees Albert Adomah finally move the other way, in technically separate deals.
Bought for £7million last summer from Barcelona, Adama's arrival as a player of explosive pace and direct dribbling excited fans.
But he frustrated Tim Sherwood, Remi Garde and Eric Black with his tactical approach, meaning he failed to start a single Premier League game despite being on £40,000 per week.