Manchester United are expected to complete the signing of Bordeaux midfielder Gabriel Obertan later today.
According to French newspaper L'Equipe, a £8million deal has been agreed for the 20-year-old.
With Obertan unable to secure a place in the Bordeaux team last season, his imminent transfer to Old Trafford is something of a surprise. The French Under-21 international was loaned out to fellow Ligue 1 side Lorient for the second half of last season where he featured 15 times scoring just the one goal.
The Sun reports that he passed a medical in Manchester on Monday and has been ordered to remain in the north-west.
'Obertan, who can play in a central midfield role or up front, had hoped to return home to Bordeaux after his physical check-up,' the newspaper reports. 'But United chiefs told him he must start training with his new team-mates this morning.'