Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly closing in on a deal for Crystal Palace playmaker Eberechi Eze, following rounds of talks involving Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and his south London counterpart Steve Parish.
The two club chiefs held negotiations again on Tuesday, according to Fabrizio Romano, and the potential transfer is heading in a very positive direction.
Now, some credible media sources are even reporting that Tottenham have reached a 'verbal agreement' to sign Eze, with a deal in principle now reached between Spurs and Palace as the Lilywhites make real progress to secure the 27-year-old's signature (Ben Jacobs).
Insider, Paul O'Keefe, stresses that while this is a significant development, Thomas Frank isn't exactly certain to bring the England international to N17 just yet.
Spurs are still waiting for the "final green light" from Palace as Oliver Glasner's side scour the market for a replacement, with all the financial details agreed verbally but nothing signed on paper - meaning the transfer could still collapse.
As we've seen from the saga involving Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White already this summer, it is important for Tottenham not to count their chickens until Eze signs his contract.
Gibbs-White was on the verge of joining Spurs for £60 million and a medical was due to take place last month, before Forest unceremoniously blocked the move, threatened legal action and somehow got the 25-year-old to sign a new contract.
Now, Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol has shared what he knows about Eze and his potential move to Spurs.
The journalist has urged on-lookers not to get too ahead of themselves when it comes to the former QPR sensation, telling Sky that a deal isn't exactly all wrapped up just yet.
"The deal hasn't been agreed yet, but I think the direction of travel is that Eberechi Eze is likely to become a Tottenham player," said Solhekol.
"The deal is not going to be agreed until Palace get what they want from the deal.
"They also need to line up a replacement, because he's such an important player for them. The interesting thing, of course, is that Palace have got this important European play-off game on Thursday night against Frederikstad.
"Will he be involved in that game, or will the deal with Spurs be done so quickly that he may be involved with Spurs against Manchester City? I think we're getting a little bit ahead of ourselves.
"We know that Tottenham want to sign the player, we know that Crystal Palace would potentially let him go for the right price. But as i said, we need to look at this from Palace's perspective, not necessarily Tottenham's."
Eze would be Tottenham's arguable best signing of the summer, and exactly what Frank is crying out for.
His 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions last season highlight just how devastatingly creative the player can be in the final third, with his versatility as both a central number 10 and left-winger coming as another major incentive for Levy to get this deal as soon as possible.
Frank needs a replacement for the injured James Maddison, and Eze fits the bill in all departments.