Stephane M'Bia would arrive at Stoke as the club's highest ever paid player.
The Mirror says the Potters are offering an amazing £10million to Rennes for the Cameroon international.
M'Bia's wages are around £50,000-a-week which would make him the best-paid player at the Britannia Stadium if he signs after the talks and medical today.
Stoke think the deal is worth the investment as 6ft2in M'Bia ticks all their boxes and is also young enough to move again at 23.
He has been playing first-team football for four years and also broke into the Cameroon side, appearing in the Olympics.