ClaretandHugh has been told exclusively that the hoped for marquee signing will settle down to negotiations with his advisers in the morning.
However, a source revealed: “It may be the talks will go on until Wednesday – they are not to be hurried.”
We understand that discussions have reached a relatively advanced stage but nobody at the club is counting any chickens before they are hatched.
Our source added: “Nobody ever gives hard and fast statements at this stage of things but it is likely to be Wednesday before the situation is decided – one way or the other.”