Manchester City are confident signing Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala this week.
The Daily Mail says City hope to finalise the protracted £32million signing of Mangala from Porto over the next 48 hours.
The 23-year-old was due to return to training with the Portuguese club on Tuesday after being on World Cup duty with France.
Mangala joined Porto in 2011 from Belgium club Standard Liege and has made 92 appearances in total.
He made his international debut last month in France's 1-0 friendly defeat to Uruguay and was part of Didier Deschamps' squad for the World Cup in Brazil although he did not feature.
