Fluminense is confident of signing Chelsea midfielder Deco.
The 32-year-old revealed several months ago that he was seeking a move back to the country of his birth, after spending 13 years in Europe.
"As Deco himself said, the deal is well under way," said Celso Barros, the president of the group which owns Rio de Janeiro-based Fluminense. "It depends only on him being released by Chelsea and passing the medical tests, because the salary and length of contract have already been agreed.
"We will not talk this Wednesday, but in principle Deco will go to London to try to expedite his release from Chelsea. That done, he has asked Fluminense for at least a week to be with his children in Brazil and then he will report for medical tests and to start training."
