Adam Idah will head to Scotland for a medical ahead of his move to Celtic from Norwich City after the two clubs finally agreed on a fee for the Cork native.
Idah had a spell on loan with the Scottish side last season and earned himself hero status by scoring the winning goal in the Scottish Cup Final win over Rangers.
He returned to Norwich, after a spell of international duty with John O’Shea’s Republic of Ireland squad for pre-season but a move away was expected.
Idah then drew the ire of Norwich fans by missing a flight to Austria for a pre-season camp which led to a reprimand from City’s boss Johannes Hoff Thorup as he was left out of the squad for a friendly with German side Hoffenheim.
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Idah was involved with Norwich for the start of the Championship season, playing 30 minutes as a sub in a 2-0 loss away to newly-promoted Oxford United on Saturday, but his long-term future at Carrow Road was unclear.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers was keen to bring Idah back on a permanent basis after his successful loan spell, but the clubs could not agree on a fee.
But the Eastern Daily Press reported that a fee of £8.5m had finally been settled on, Norwich also asking for a 15 per cent cut of the fee if Idah is sold on and that Idah was headed to Glasgow for a medical and to discuss personal terms.
Idah faces a battle to get into the Celtic side, though, as he started just five times in 15 League appearances last season, scoring nine goals as well as the winner in that Old Firm Cup Final.