West Bromwich Albion are favourites for the signature of Brazil international forward Ewerthon, skysports.com reports. The 29-year-old is a free agent after he negotiated his release from Palmeiras earlier this month.
The Premiership looks likely to be his next destination, with a host of top flight club's clubs chasing Ewerthon.
Albion are believed to be in pole position and are looking to tie up a deal for the player who has a Spanish passport and will not require a work permit.
However, they face stiff competition from Birmingham, Blackburn, Sunderland and West Ham.
"A number of Premier League clubs are looking at him, and we are very hopeful a deal will be done soon," his British representative Barry McIntosh told skysports.com.
"During his time with Dortmund and Zaragoza, a host of Premier League clubs were very keen to get him, but at that time he could not get a work permit and he did not have European citizenship.
"Now that has changed and he is available on free transfer. He has many good options in England.
"The player also has offers to return to Germany and Spain, but he didn't want to finish his career having not played in England and sees now as the ideal time to fulfil that.
"He is keen to get the deal done, but there is not the urgency like some deals as he can sign outside the window."