Everton fullback Lucas Digne has agreed personal terms with Aston Villa.
TalkSPORT says Villa have reached an agreement over personal terms with Digne.
Steven Gerrard and Co are understood to be confident of wrapping up the deal, coming as a blow to Newcastle and Chelsea.
Gerrard is keen to add Digne's experience to his young backline in the winter window, but Everton were not interested in their offer of a player-plus-cash deal that would have seen Anwar El Ghazi head in the opposite direction to Goodison Park.
Instead, the Merseyside club are simply demanding straight cash for their outgoing defender, a request Villa have reportedly accepted.
Digne is said to be eager to play under Gerrard, who has already bolstered his squad this month with the loan signing of his former Liverpool team-mate Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona.
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