Real MAdrid are set to sign AIK striker Alexander Isak.
Marca says Zinedine Zidane's scouts at the club have been following the teenager's development and performances for months stretching back to the summer, but it is only in recent days that negotiations have intensified.
An agreement has been reached with the Swedish club and the player and only finalising details remain.
Under the terms of the Spanish giants' ban, the club can actually sign players, but they cannot be registered to any of the organisations teams within the current transfer window.
Real Madrid's interest is little surprise given the promise the forward has shown, as it was just this week he became Sweden's youngest ever goalscorer courtesy of a strike against Slovakia in a friendly.
Isak visited Valdebebas in November 2016 as a whole host of Europe's elite clubs battled for his signature.