Sunderland was expecting to complete the signing of defender Anton Ferdinand from fellow Premier League club West Ham on Tuesday.
"Anton is up this morning for a medical, we're looking to tie it up today," Sunderland manager Roy Keane said. "I met him last week and it went well. He will be a good addition to our squad and it will keep people on their toes."
Ferdinand, the brother of Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand, would be Sunderland's ninth signing since it finished 15th in last season's Premier League. Keane said he would like to take the number of acquisitions to 10 before the transfer window closes on Monday.
"I will be delighted if I can get him (Ferdinand) and another one, and then we can concentrate on the season," Keane said.
Ferdinand would be just the latest player to leave West Ham, which a year ago was hiring lavishly and appeared to be relatively affluent. John Pantsil, Bobby Zamora, Richard Wright and Fredrik Ljungberg have all left since the end of the season, while striker Dean Ashton has also been linked with a move elsewhere.
The 23-year-old Ferdinand has never played for another club, making 163 appearances and scoring five goals since his debut in August 2003.
He would follow Teemu Tainio, Nick Colgan, Pascal Chimbonda, El-Hadji Diouf, Steed Malbranque, David Healy, David Meyler and the on-loan Djibril Cisse in joining Sunderland, which got its first win of the season on Saturday with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham.
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