Middlesbrough's Aden Flint is set for a medical at Cardiff City as manager Neil Warnock moves quickly to replace outgoing Bruno Manga.
The former Bristol City centre-back is due to become the manager's fifth signing of the summer, following in the footsteps of Will Vaulks, Curtis Nelson, Joe Day and the permanent acquisition of Aaron Bolger.
It is thought he will join the Bluebirds in a deal that could be worth £6m.
Flint, 30, only moved to the Riverside last summer in a £7million deal, and despite making 39 appearances for Boro, it appears that the time has come to move on and Warnock has acted swiftly to bring in the experienced defender.
The 6ft 6in centre-back is well known in these parts, having scored a winner for the Robins against the Bluebirds in a Severnside derby back in 2017.
He will now compete with Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba and Nelson at the centre of the Bluebirds' defence.
is a blow for Warnock but it is a move that potentially suits all parties and is fitting for a player who has served Cardiff so well over the past five years.
His imminent departure comes in the wake of Rhys Healey's move to MK Dons and Kenneth Zohore being strongly linked with a transfer to West Brom .
