Fred could be on the move from Manchester United by the weekend.
The Brazil midfielder has not been part of United's preseason tour of the US and transfer talks have been held with Fulham, Galatasaray and Al-Hilal.
Tribalfootball.com's Rudy Galetti is reporting a decision could be made by the weekend over Fred's next move.
He reports: "Fred, talks still ongoing with Fulham and Galatasaray.
"To date, neither of the 2 clubs is in advanced negotiations with the Brazilian: the race for the MUFC player is fully open.
"In the next 48 hours an important meeting with Gala is expected."