Middlesbrough will sign midfielder Riley McGree from Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC on a permanent deal, boss Chris Wilder has said.
McGree, who lists Adelaide United and Melbourne City among his former clubs, also spent last season at St Andrew's.
"We beat off strong competition," Wilder told BBC Radio Tees.
"We've certainly got an asset in signing Riley, and it's just got to go through the final bits and pieces.
"He's ambitious, he's aggressive, wants to do well and he's a winner. We're quite light on left-footers and Riley can play in a two-man midfield, at number 'eight' or '10', or as a left wing-back.