Sunderland have agreed a £3 million fee with Internacional for Ignacio Scocco.
Sky Sports says Black Cats boss Gus Poyet appears to have beaten off competition from Cardiff's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to land the 28-year-old.
Scocco has been a long-term target for Sunderland, who wanted to sign him before his summer switch to Internacional.
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