Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is close to tying up a deal for FC Basle striker Felipe Caicedo.
Even though he is only 19, Caicedo has international experience and represented Ecuador at the Copa America last year.
Eriksson needs to boost his attacking options after letting under-performing Georgios Samaras and Rolando Bianchi join Celtic and Lazio on loan respectively.