The transfer window is taking a bizarre turn for Paris Saint-Germain, who are set to close their business with the signing of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting from Stoke.
The 29-year-old attacker will leave the Championship side for the Ligue 1 champions this week after he travelled to the French capital to sign a contract.
The Cameroon international will reunite with his former Mainz coach Thomas Tuchel at PSG in what has been a strange twist to the end of the window for the club.
They had been eyeing late moves for Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng and Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic, while Danny Rose and Christian Eriksen were also linked, though PSG dismissed reports of interest in the latter.