Bologna are looking to reach an agreement to bring in Newcastle United's Achraf Lazaar on Monday.
The Serie A side are expected to sell left-back Adam Masina to La Liga giants Sevilla and have earmarked Lazaar as his replacement.
So far Bologna have been unable to convince Lazaar of a move back to Italy as their contract offer sits at €500,000 per year, while the Morocco international earns €1m per year in England.
But Bologna are looking to press the accelerator on a deal.
According to Sky Italia, Monday could be the decisive day as Bologna offload Masina to Sevilla and then attempt to tie up the arrival of Lazaar.
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The left-back is surplus to requirements at Newcastle and Magpies boss Rafael Benitez is keen to trim his squad to make space for new arrivals.
But Lazaar, who signed a long term deal with Newcastle last summer after joining from Palermo, is not in the mood to take a big pay cut to join Bologna.
