Manchester United have agreed a fee of £13.8m with Ajax for versatile Netherlands international Daley Blind.
Blind, 24, was in Louis van Gaal's World Cup squad and can play at left-back and as a defensive midfielder.
Personal terms are still to be agreed but if the deal does go through he will be United's fifth summer signing.
United have already spent over £130m this summer, including a British record £59.7m on Argentina midfielder Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid.
The Old Trafford side have also bought left-back Luke Shaw, midfielder Ander Herrera and Di Maria's Argentina team-mate Marcos Rojo.
A club statement read: "Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement with Ajax to sign Daley Blind, subject to a medical and personal terms."
Daley Blind factfile |
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Born: 9 March 1990 |
Netherlands: 19 caps, 1 goal |
Ajax debut: v FC Volendam 7 December 2008 |
Club honours: 4 Eredivise titles (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14) |
Club stats: 120 Ajax appearances, 3 goals |
Individual honours: Dutch Footballer of the Year in 2014 |
Overmars claimed on Wednesday that Blind would only leave if an "absolute prize was paid", and told the de Telegraaf newspaper: "We believe we currently have a strong team and want to hold on to Daley for another a year."
Van Gaal is keen to strengthen his defensive options after a difficult start to his Old Trafford tenure with just one point from the opening two Premier League games and a humiliating 4-0 defeat by League One side MK Dons in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday.
Blind, who is the son of ex-Netherlands international Danny, scored his first goal for his country in a 3-0 victory against hosts Brazil in the World Cup third-place play-off in the summer.
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